Question

What is the first step when solving this equation?%0D%0A%0D%0A2(3x−3)=18%0D%0A2%0D%0A(%0D%0A3%0D%0A%0D%0A−%0D%0A3%0D%0A)%0D%0A=%0D%0A18%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0ASubtract 18 from both sides%0D%0ASubtract 18 from both sides%0D%0A%0D%0ADivide by 3%0D%0ADivide by 3%0D%0A%0D%0ADistribute the 2%0D%0ADistribute the 2%0D%0A%0D%0AAdd 3 to both sides%0D%0AAdd 3 to both sides

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The first step when solving the equation 2(3x-3)=18 is to distribute the 2. This means you multiply 2 by both terms inside the parentheses. So the equation becomes 6x - 6 = 18.