Question

PLEASE HELP! One of the steps that Jamie used to solve an equation is shown below.

-5(3x+7)=10

-15x+(-35)=10

Which statement describes the procedure that Jamie used in this step and correctly identifies the property that justifies the procedure?

Answer 1

A. Jamie added -5 and 3x to eliminate the parentheses. This procedure is justified by the associative property.


B. Jamie added -5 and 3x to eliminate the parentheses. The procedure is justified by the distributive property.


C. Jamie multiplied 37 and 7 by -5 to eliminate the parentheses. The procedure is justified by the associative property.


D. Jamie multiplied 3x and 7 by -5 to eliminate the parentheses. The procedure is justified by the distributive property.