Can someone help me wit des two questions?
Which of the following choices correctly identifies the error in the solving process shown below?

4 - 2x = -2
+4 +4

2x = 2

2 2
x=6

A. The student should have simplified first, combining the terms on the left
B. The student should have subtracted the 4 first, instead of adding, because it is positive originally.
C. The student should have added better, -2 plus 4 is 6
D. The student should have divided by -2 first.

Choose the correct first step to solve this equation: 4x - 23 = -2(x + 17)

a.) Subtract 17
b.) Divide by 4
c.) Multiply both sides of the equation by -2
d.) Distribute the -2