Which property of equality would be used to solve the equation -3x = 252?

addition
division
subtraction
multipication

1 answer

To solve the equation \(-3x = 252\), you would use the division property of equality. You can divide both sides of the equation by \(-3\) to isolate \(x\):

\[ x = \frac{252}{-3} \]

So, the correct property is division.