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14 July, 07:00

An equation is shown below:

4 (x - 3) - 5 (x 1) = 3

which statement shows a correct next step in solving the equation?

the equation can become 4x - 3 - 5x 1 = 3 by applying the associative property of multiplication.

the equation can become 4x - 3 - 5x 1 = 3 by applying the distributive property.

the equation can become 4x - 12 - 5x - 5 = 3 by applying the distributive property.

the equation can become 4x - 12 - 5x - 5 = 3 by applying the associative property of multiplication.

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  1. 14 July, 07:11
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    The equation is 4 (x-3) - (5x+1) = 3

    The next step is solving the equation is to apply the distributive property and the equation becomes 4x - 12 - 5x - 5 = 3.

    So the correct answer is the third option.
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