When solving an equation, Gabrielle's first step is shown below. Which property justifies Gabrielle's first step?

Original Equation:
3(x + -3) = -1

First Step:
3x + -9= -1

1. associative property of multiplication

2. division property of equality
distributive property of multiplication over addition

3. subtraction property of equality

Jessica and martha each have a bag of cookies with unequal quantities. they have 30 cookies total between the two of them. each of them ate 6 cookies from their bag. the product of the number of cookies left in each bag is not more than 80. how many more cookies will jessica have martha? if x represents the number of cookies jessica started with, complete the statements below.the inequality that describes the relationship between the number of cookies each one of them has is x^2 - x +224 > = 0.jessica has at least cookies more than martha.

What is the greatest number of parts of a circle that can be formed by cutting the circle with 7 straight cuts? (note: the parts do not have to be equal in size)

Tom drove 206 miles in 3.9 hours. estimate his average speed.