Which property of algebra should first be applied to 6a−14b+3a−6+21b−18a in order to determine whether it is equivalent to −9a+7b−6 ? (1 point)

Responses

Commutative Property
Commutative Property

Associative Property
Associative Property

Identity Property
Identity Property

Distributive Property

3 answers

Combine like terms.
not an answer
Apologies for that. The property that should first be applied to determine whether the two expressions are equivalent is the Distributive Property.