Question

Indicate which property is illustrated in Step 6.


Step 1 12 + 8x - 12 - 3x + 5 = 12 + (8x - 12) - 3x + 5
Step 2 = 12 + (-12 + 8x) - 3x + 5
Step 3 = [12 + (-12)] + (8x - 3x) + 5
Step 4 = 0 + (8x - 3x) + 5
Step 5 = (8x - 3x) + 5
Step 6 = (8 - 3)x + 5
Step 7 = 5x + 5
































associative





additive identity





additive inverse





distributive

Answer 1

distributive