The following expression has been simplified one step at a time. match each step with the property used to get to that step. (note: the column that lists the algebraic expressions is already in the correct order.) (6x + 3) - 5x 1. (3 + 6x) - 5x 2. 3 + (6x - 5x) 3. 3 + (6 - 5)x 4. 3 + (1)x 5. 3 + x associative, commutative, subtraction, multiplicative identity, distributive