Heidi solved the equation 3(x + 4) + 2 = 2 + 5(x – 4). Her steps are below: 3x + 12 + 2 = 2 + 5x – 20 3x + 14 = 5x – 18 14 = 2x – 18 32 = 2x 16 = x Use the drops-downs to justify how Heidi arrived at each step. Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4: Step 5:

step 1: distributive property.step 2: combine like terms.step 3: subtraction property of equality.step 4: addition property of equality.step 5: division property of equality.  hope this helps.