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Drag justifications into the table to explain each step in solving the equation 8 x equals 16.

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Step Justification
8 x equals 16 Given
1 eighth left-parenthesis 8 x right-parenthesis equals 1 eighth left parenthesis 16 right parenthesis
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1 x equals 1 eighth left-parenthesis 16 right-parenthesis
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1 x equals 2
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x equals 2
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Blank 1: Multiplication Property of Equality (multiplied both sides by 1/8)

Blank 2: Simplify using multiplicative inverse: (1/8)·8 = 1, so (1/8)(8x) = 1x

Blank 3: Simplify (compute (1/8)·16 = 2)

Blank 4: Multiplicative identity (1x = x), so x = 2