To solve the equation "Five less than three-fourths of x is seven", we can first express this mathematically:
\[ \frac{3}{4}x - 5 = 7 \]
To isolate \(x\), we would add 5 to both sides first:
\[ \frac{3}{4}x = 12 \]
Next, we would multiply both sides by \( \frac{4}{3} \) to solve for \(x\):
\[ x = 12 \cdot \frac{4}{3} \]
At this last step, we used the Identity Property of Multiplication.
Thus, the last property of equality used to justify the solution would be the Identity Property of Multiplication.
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