What property of equality is displayed in step 2 in the solving of 7x + 3 - 2x = 3x+8/2

Step 1
7x + 3 - 2x = 3x+8/2
7x - 2x + 3 = 3x+8/2

Step 2
5x + 3 = 3x+8/2
2 (5x + 3) = (3x+8/2) 2


Division property of equality
Subtraction property of equality
Multiplication property of equality
Addition property of equality

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Multiplication property of equality.

They multiplied both sides of the equation by 2 to remove the division on the right (if a = b then 2a = 2b).