Step 1 = Distributive Property ( multiplying the 2 by each term in parenthesis)
Step 2 = Addition Property ( adding like terms)
Step 3 = Addition Property (adding 34x to each side)
Step 4 = Division Property. ( dividing both sides by 17)
They need to have common denomenators so change the fractions to 12/15 - 5/15 which is 7/15.
Answer: 10 + 7x
40
We can use exclusion method:
A and C is not correct because Ms Hernandez doesn't want to spend more than 40 dollars --> so it must be less than or equal to 40