Asked by Hannah

Consider the equation and its solution.

8 (x minus 2) = 64. 8 x minus 16 = 64. 8 x = 80. x = 10.

Which property is used in the last step to find that x = 10?
distributive property
addition property of equality
subtraction property of equality
division property of equality

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
division property of equality

You get x = 10 by dividing both sides of 8x = 80 by 8.