Question

Which property of equality was used to solve this equation? x − 5 = -14 x − 5 + 5 = -14 + 5 x = -9 A. addition property of equality B. subtraction property of equality C. multiplication property of equality D. division property of equality

Answer 1

Addition property of equality

Explanation:

The equation is like:

=> x - 5 = -14

=> x - 5 + 5 = -14 + 5

=> x = -9

Since, we add 5 to both sides to solve for "x", the answer is "Addition Property of Equality".

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

A

Explanation:

In the second step, they added 5 to both sides to get rid of the -5 on the left side. Since the same thing was done to both sides (addition), the answer is the addition property of equality.