Question

Which property justifies this statement?

Answer 1

Addition property of equality

Answer 2

Answer:

Option 2 - Symmetric Property of Equality

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : If $12=x+5$, then $x+5=12$

To find : Which property justifies this statement?

Solution :

According to question,

If $12=x+5$, then $x+5=12$

Which is the property of symmetric.

Symmetric property of Equality states that if one value is equal to second value then second value is equal to first value.

i.e. If $x=y$ then $y=x$

Therefore, The property justify the statement is Symmetric Property of Equality.

So, Option 2 is correct.