Start: 2x-3=11

Step 1: 2x-3+3=11+3

Step 2: 2x=14

Step 3: 1/2 (2x) = 1/2 (14)

Step 4: x=7

True or False? In step 3, the symmetric property of equality was applied.

Question

Start:    2x-3=11

Step 1: 2x-3+3=11+3

Step 2: 2x=14

Step 3: 1/2 (2x) = 1/2 (14)

Step 4: x=7

True or False? In step 3, the symmetric property of equality was applied.

mertsj · Answer

False

anonymous · Answer

@Mertsj if you don't mind please explain that.. because .5*14 does = 7

mertsj · Answer

Is that the question the problem wants answered?  What is x?

anonymous · Answer

No. The question asked if what was applied in Step 3 was the symmetric property of equality.

anonymous · Answer

I'm sorry, I read it wrong, gettin gkinda late for me.. Sorry again. You're right it's false

mertsj · Answer

Right.  
And it wasn't.  The property used was the multiplication property of equality.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you to both of you. (: @Mertsj  @BrittanyFrench

mertsj · Answer

yw