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Simonne used the following steps to simplify the given expression. 12 - 3(-2x + 4) step 1: 12 + (–3)·(–2x) + (–3)·(4) step 2: 12 + 6x + (–12) step 3: 12 + (–12) + 6x step 4: 0 + 6x step 5: 6x what property of real numbers was used to transition from step 3 to step 4? a. identity property of addition b. inverse property of addition c. associative property of addition d. commutative property of addition

Nine more than four times a number is the same as one less than twice the number. find the number?

Two farmers pay a total rent of $140 for a pasture. the first farmer placed $4 oxen in the pasture, and the second farmer placed $30 sheep in the pasture. the farmers split the rent based on the proportion of the pasture eaten by their own animals that month. how much should the first farmer pay, if 1 ox eats as much as 10 sheep in a month?