Question

Which of the following best describes how to use of the addition property of equality to isolate the variable x below?

5 = x – 2
A.
add 5 to both sides of the equation
B.
subtract 5 from both sides of the equation
C.
add 2 to both sides of the equation
D.
subtract 2 from both sides of the equation

Answer 1

1. What do you think the question is?
2. Why do you think it?
3. Then i'll help you.

Answer 2

Answer not question*

Answer 3

Who ever responds don't just give an answer please.

Answer 4

c. add 2 to both sides
(this will isolate x as follows)
5 (+2) = x -2 (+2)
the 2's on the right hand side cancel each other leaving:
3 = x

Answer 5

i think its (D) because my teacher told me that if you add u do the opposite

Answer 6

Okay, your answer is c,, because you work out the problem like you do with anything else.

Answer 7

so if you were to work out the problem it would equal to 7.... but then you would know what to add on both sides.