Question

What is the first step in solving 4(x + 2) = 10 + x?
Answer

Distribute by multiplying 4 by the terms in the parenthesis.

Multiply by 4 on both sides.

Subtract 2 on both sides.

Subtract x on both sides.

Answer 1

Distribute by multiplying 4 by the terms in the parenthesis.

Answer 2

The way questions like these work, is that theoretically any of these answers are correct, you are looking for the most correct answer, which is indeed A.

Answer 3

No offense, Henry.Lister, but this is a matter of order of operations.

Answer 4

I am aware of this. I was referring to the style of the question not the order of operations. You can do any of those methods and still theoretically get the correct answer. But the question is looking for the most correct one, which means they want you to apply order of operations.

Answer 5

You have to apply order of operations, if you want to have the end result be the correct answer. The first thing you would have to do is distribute that 4 through, then you can combine like terms.

Answer 6

Sooo. What should I put?

Answer 7

First you distribute the 4, by multiplying it by x + 2. After that you would get 4x + 8 = 10 + x

Answer 8

Distribute by multiplying 4 by the terms in the parenthesis.