Question

Drag each equation to show if it could be a correct first step to solving the

Answer 1

Answer:

The first step to solving the  equation is:

$3x+24 = 42$

Hence, 3x + 24 = 42 is the correct option.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the equation

$3(x+8)= 42$

First of all, we need to apply the distributive law on the left side of the equation to expand the equation.

$\quad \:a\left(b+c\right)=ab+ac$

So the equation would be expaneded using the distributive law on the left side of the equation

$3(x+8) = 42$

$3x+24 = 42$        ∵ a(b+c) = ab + ac

Therefore, the first step to solving the  equation is:

$3x+24 = 42$

Hence, 3x + 24 = 42 is the correct option.