Question

In this section, you’ll solve equations and inequalities.

You need to help your family promote the taco truck to attract more customers.

Your first step is to hire a graphic designer to create a fresh, new logo. The graphic designer provides their pricing structure and how it relates to your budget in the form of an equation:

500 = 60(h − 1)

Here, h represents the time the designer spends creating the logo. You need to find out how many hours of the designer’s work you can afford by solving the equation for h.

Your first step is shown below:

500 = 60(h − 1)

500 = 60h − 60

Which of the following describes your first step in solving the equation?
Question 1 options:

You simplify the right side of the equation by combining like terms.

You adjust the right side of the equation by using the distributive property.

You divide both sides of the equation by a variable.

You multiply both sides of the equation by a constant.

Answer 1

You used the distributive property to multiply 60 across (h − 1), giving 60h − 60. So: "You adjust the right side of the equation by using the distributive property."