An equation is shown below:

4(x − 3) − 5(x 1) = 3

which statement shows a correct next step in solving the equation?

the equation can become 4x − 3 − 5x 1 = 3 by applying the associative property of multiplication.
the equation can become 4x − 3 − 5x 1 = 3 by applying the distributive property.
the equation can become 4x − 12 − 5x − 5 = 3 by applying the distributive property.
the equation can become 4x − 12 − 5x − 5 = 3 by applying the associative property of multiplication.