Question

Consider the sequence of steps to solve the equation:

Answer 1

Answer:

Division Property of Equality

Step-by-step explanation:

→In Step 4, it is shown that the equation is:

3x = 30

→However, to solve for x, you must get it by itself. This means you need to get rid of the 3 that's being multiplied. So since the 3 is being multiplied to x, you must do the opposite of multiplication, which is division.

→As you can see, the total of 30 is decreased in Step 5, since it has been divided by 3, giving you a total of 10.

This shows that the property of equality that yields Step 5 is the Division Property of Equality.