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.
Responses
Addition Property of Equalities
Addition Property of Equalities
Collect Like Terms
Collect Like Terms
Distributive Property
Distributive Property
Subtraction Property of Equalities
Subtraction Property of Equalities
1 answer
Distributive Property