Asked by nico

A student solved the equation x+2(x+1)=17
below and showed their work in the table below.

Problem x+2(x+1)=17
Line 1 x+2x+2=17
Line 2 3x+2=17
Line 3 3x=15
Line 4 x=5

Identify the property used to arrive at Line 1.

(1 point)

Collect Like Terms

Subtraction Property of Equalities

Distributive Property

Addition Property of Equalities

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Distributive Property — the 2 was multiplied across the parentheses: 2(x+1) → 2x + 2.