Identify the property used in the first 5 steps to solve the equation 2(x-5)-6x=-22

answer choices:
step 1: associative, commutative or distributive property
step 2: associative, commutative or distributive property
step 3: addition or multiplication property of equality
step 4: addition property or combine like terms
step 5: addition or multiplication property of equality

 ⇒ We start by multiplying out the bracket and this property is called DISTRIBUTIVE property 

 ⇒ from here the next step is simplifying by collecting like terms

 ⇒ The simplifying process is the application of COMMUTATIVE property since this property allows us to 'group' the like terms together. In other words, this property allows us to move the  next to the . 

 ⇒ This what actually happened when we simplify , we work out the sum of  and the answer is multiplied back to . This is called the ASSOCIATIVE property as we 'associating' the constant of the like terms.

 ⇒ Adding 10 on both sides to eliminate  on the left hand side of equation





Hence, the steps are

STEP 1
STEP 4
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 5