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Consider the linear equation below.
3(4x + 3y) + 9 = 12x + 9y + 9
Which algebraic property guarantees the expression on the left side of the equation is equivalent to the expression on the right
1 Multiplicative inverse property
2 additive inverse property
3 associative property
4 distributive property
5 commutative property