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Solving Equal Distance Equations in Logistics

A logistics coordinator is using the 'Equal Distance' strategy to find the speed of two delivery trucks. After translating the problem into the equation $4(r + 12) = 5r,whatisthenameofthespecificmathematicalpropertythatmustberecalledandappliedtotheleftsideoftheequationtoeliminatetheparenthesesandbeginsolvingfor, what is the name of the specific mathematical property that must be recalled and applied to the left side of the equation to eliminate the parentheses and begin solving for r$?

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