6 (3j + 5 + 4j) with the commutative property

An equation is shown below: 3(4x − 2) = 1 which of the following correctly shows the first two steps to solve this equation?

When you answer this can you explain

Part a: sam rented a boat at $225 for 2 days. if he rents the same boat for 5 days, he has to pay a total rent of $480. write an equation in the standard form to represent the total rent (y) that sam has to pay for renting the boat for x days. (4 points)