Answer:
(d) Using the commutative property
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
The above steps
Required
Which is not part of the process
We have:
[tex]5(2x-8)= 20[/tex]
[tex]10x - 40 = 20[/tex]
[tex]10x - 40+ 40 = 20 + 40[/tex]
[tex]10x = 60[/tex]
[tex]\frac{10x}{10} = \frac{60}{10}[/tex]
[tex]x = 6[/tex]
Comparing the above steps with the given list of options, we can see that the commutative property is not applied at all.
Other properties are:
[tex]5(2x-8)= 20[/tex] ---- Distributive
[tex]10x - 40+ 40 = 20 + 40[/tex] ---- Like terms
[tex]\frac{10x}{10} = \frac{60}{10}[/tex] --- Isolating the variable
