Question
The following is a model showing the solution to an equation.
x - 34 = 13
x - 34 + 34 = 13 + 34
x = 47
What property of equality was used to solve the equation?
multiplication
subtraction
addition
division
x - 34 = 13
x - 34 + 34 = 13 + 34
x = 47
What property of equality was used to solve the equation?
multiplication
subtraction
addition
division
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The property of equality used to solve the equation \( x - 34 = 13 \) by adding 34 to both sides is the **addition** property of equality. This property states that if you add the same value to both sides of an equation, the two sides remain equal.