When Lucy solved the equation 9(3x - 2)- 4(3x - 2) = 15+10(3x - 2), one of the equations in her solution was (3x - 2) = 3 + 2(3x - 2). Identify the sequence of the
properties of equality that Lucy could have used to obtain this step in her solution.

Two farmers pay a total rent of $140 for a pasture. the first farmer placed $4 oxen in the pasture, and the second farmer placed $30 sheep in the pasture. the farmers split the rent based on the proportion of the pasture eaten by their own animals that month. how much should the first farmer pay, if 1 ox eats as much as 10 sheep in a month?