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The multiplication property of equality is, as the name suggests, a property. It does not require solving!
You often need the additive property of equality. It says if a=b then a+c=b+c.This alone may be enough to solve many equations. Sometimes you need to multiply or divide both sides. This is the multiplicative property of equality.
Yes, when there are parenthesis in an equation, you have to use the distibutive property.
To start with, it is not an equation - there is no equality sign. You need 2 independent equations to solve when you have two unknowns, x and y.
You'll need to insert the 'followings' before we can help you solve it.