Question

Indicate which property is illustrated in Step 2.

Step 1 5 - 11x - 5 + 12x = (5 - 11x) + (-5 + 12x)
Step 2 = (5 - 11x) + (12x - 5)
Step 3 = 5 + (-11x + 12x) - 5
Step 4 = 5 + (-11 + 12)x - 5
Step 5 = 5 + x - 5
Step 6 = x + 5 - 5
Step 7 = x + 0
Step 8 = x

A-associative
B- distributive
C- identity
D-commutative

Answer 1

a

Answer 2

hopefully that is right

Answer 3

nope. that one is wrong.

Answer 4

d

Answer 5

yes ma'am. thankyou those two are so confusing.

Answer 6

your welcome