Question

5. What property of equality is used to transform the equation from the first step to the second step?

Answer 1

Answer: The multiplication property of equality is used to transform the equation from the first step to the second step.

Explanation:

The multiplication property states that if any number is multiplied both side of a equation the equation doesn't change.

If x = y and we multiply both side by m, then xm = ym is equivalent to x = y.

The given expression is,

$\frac{x}{5}=2$

Use multiplication property of equality, multiply 5 both sides,

$x=2\times5$

$x=10$

Therefore, the multiplication property of equality is used to transform the equation from the first step to the second step.