Question

Which property of equality would be used to isolate the variable x in this equation? x – 8 = 14 A. addition property of equality B. subtraction property of equality C. multiplication property of equality D. division property of equality

Answer 1

I believe it would be addition property of equality since you can add 14 and 8 to recieve the number that the 8 is being subtracted from to get 14. So in this case x would equal 22.

Answer 2

Answer:

addition property of equality

Step-by-step explanation:

$x-8 = 14$

To solve for x, we need to get x alone

To get x alone, get rid of -8 from left hand side

$x-8 = 14$

To get rid of -8, we add 8 on both sides

$x- 8 +8= 14+8$

$x=22$

8 is added on both sides, its addition property of equality