Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. The solution process is shown for an equation. Justify each step in the process with the appropriate property.
2x + 5 =
-7(x - 2)
original equation
23 + 5 = -76 + 14
5 = -97 + 14
-9 = -9r
reflexive property of equality
ity
1 = 1
distributive property
I = 1
multiplication property of equality
subtraction property of equality
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