Which property is used in the first step to solve this equation? 4 times open paren x minus 6 close paren is equal to 5 4 x minus 24 is equal to 5 4 x is equal to 29 x is equal to 29 fourths

The first step changes 4(x − 6) into 4x − 24 by multiplying 4 by each term inside the parentheses. That uses the distributive property, so the correct choice is B, distributive property.

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