Identifying Properties of Equality

To solve the equation below, Xavier has to subtract 7 from both sides. What property allows him to do this?

-3x + 7 = -18

• Subtraction Property of Equality

• Addition Property of Equality

• Commutative Property of Addition

• Distributive Property

To solve the equation below, Anthony will add 5 to both sides. What property allows him to do this?

x - 5 = 12

• Addition Property of Equality

• Commutative Property of Addition

• Distributive Property

• Subtraction Property of Equality

To solve the equation below, Alisha is going to divide both sides by 4. What property allows her to do this?

4x = -12

• Multiplication Property of Equality

• Commutative Property

• Associative Property

• Division Property of Equality

If AB = CD and CD = EF, then AB = EF

• Symmetric Property of Equality

• Reflexive Property of Equality

• Transitive Property of Equality

• CLT or Simplify

If 2x - 5 = 10, then 2x = 15.

• Subtraction Property of Equality

• Addition Property of Equality

• Division Property of Equality

• Substitution

If 3x = 15, then x = 5

• Subtraction Property of Equality

• Addition Property of Equality

• Division Property of Equality

• Multiplication Property of Equality

x = x

• Transitive Property of Equality

• Symmetric Property of Equality

• Reflexive Property of Equality

• Division Property of Equality

If y/4 = 5, then y = 20

• Multiplication Property of Equality

• Division Property of Equality

• Addition Property of Equality

• Subtraction Property of Equality

Name the property described:
If PQ = RS then RS = PQ

• Reflexive

• Symmetric

• Transitive

• Addition

For any numbers a, b, and c, if a = b and b = c, then a = c.

• Transitive Property         

• Symmetric Property

• Reflexive Property

• Substitution Property