Answer:
 1. Distributive property.
 2. Combining like terms.
 3. Addition property of equality.
 4. Division property of equality.
Step-by-step explanation:
 - The Distributive property states that:
 
 - The Addition property of equality states that:
 
 - The Subtraction property of equality states that:
 
 - The Multiplication property of equality states that:
 
 - The Division property of equality states that:
 
 Given the following equation:
 
 We can identify that the methods Maria used to solve it and the order, are:
 1. Distributive property:
 
 2. Combining (or adding) like terms:
 
 3. Addition property of equality, because she added 36 to both sides of the equation:
 
 4. Division property of equality, because she divided both sides of the equation by 12:
 