Identify the property that justifies Step 1 when solving the given equation.

Responses
A Distributive PropertyDistributive Property
B Substitution PropertySubstitution Property
C Symmetric PropertySymmetric Property
D Multiplication Property

Solving the equation 6x + 2(x − 1) = 30

Given: 6x + 2(x − 1) = 30
Step 1: 6x + 2x − 2 = 30
Step 2: 8x − 2 = 30
Step 3: 8x − 2 + 2 = 30 + 2
Step 4: 8x8
= 328

Step 5: x = 4

A Distributive Property

Identify the property that justifies Step 3 when solving the given equation.

Responses
A Reflexive PropertyReflexive Property
B Addition Property Addition Property
C Substitution PropertySubstitution Property
D Multiplication PropertyMultiplication Property
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Solving the equation 6x + 2(x − 1) = 30

Given: 6x + 2(x − 1) = 30
Step 1: 6x + 2x − 2 = 30
Step 2: 8x − 2 = 30
Step 3: 8x − 2 + 2 = 30 + 2
Step 4: 8x8
= 328

Step 5: x = 4

B Addition Property

The property that justifies Step 1 when solving the given equation is the Distributive Property.