Lloyd solves the equation 24x + 18(x – 2) = 216 for x. Some of his steps are shown.
Step 1: 24x + 18(x – 2) = 216
Step 2: 24x + 18x – 36 = 216
Step 3: 42x – 36 = 216
Step 4: 42x = 252
Which of the following statements BEST describes what Lloyd did to get from Step 3 to Step 4?
A.
Used the division property of equality
B.
Used the distributive property
C.
Used the multiplicative inverse property
D.
Used the addition property of equality
