Apply the distributive property to produce an equivalent expression for 2(8h+7)

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Brian, chris, and damien took a math test that had 20 questions. the number of questions brian got right is 14 more than the number of questions chris got right. damien correctly answered 2 less than the number of questions chris answered correctly. if brian and damien have the same score, which statement is true?

Which part of a 2-column proof is the hypothesis of the conjecture? a) given b) reasons c) prove d) statements ! i think it's b but i'm not quite