Question

Select the property of equality used to arrive at the conclusion. If x+8=10, then x=2. The answer choices ate: A. The multiplication property of equality B. The division property of equality or C. The subtraction property of equality

Answer 1

C. The subtraction property of equality
because you subtract from both sides yet the problem remains equal

Answer 2

The correct option is C.

Explanation:

The given equation is

`x+8=10`

To solve this equation, we need to subtract 8 from both the sides and this property is known as subtraction property of equality.

According to the subtraction property of equality the equations a=b and a-c=b-c are equivalent.

`x+8-8=10-8`

`x+0=2`

Then the conclusion is

`x=2`

Therefore the correct option is C. Subtraction property of equality is used to arrive at the given conclusion.