Question

Which Property of Equality would be best to use to solve the equation

12b = -96 for b?
Addition Property of Equality

Subtraction Property of Equality

Multiplication Property of Equality

Division Property of Equality

Answer 1

@whpalmer4

Answer 2

\[12b = -96\]What would you do to solve this?

Answer 3

divide

Answer 4

Okay. That's what I would do, also. Which of those properties of equality seems like a good match for "divide"?

Answer 5

d

Answer 6

Good answer!

Answer 7

the <blank> property of equality just means that you can do <blank> to both sides of the equation and have the equation still be true.

Answer 8

ok thanks for the tip:)