The property that justifies going from step 3 to step 4 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. In this case, adding 6 to both sides of the equation \( 5x - 6 = 19 \) maintains the equality.
A student solves the following equation:
Problem: 2(x−3)+3x=19
Step 1: 2x−6+3x=19
Step 2: (2x+3x)−6=19
Step 3: 5x−6=19
Step 4: 5x−6+6=19+6
Step 5: 5x=25
Step 6: x=5
What property justifies going from step 3 to step 4?
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Responses
Distributive Property
Distributive Property
Substitution Property
Substitution Property
Addition Property of Equality
Addition Property of Equality
Commutative Property of Addition
Commutative Property of Addition
Combine Like Terms
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