Question

In order to isolate the variable term in the equation 6 -2x = -3 using the subtraction property of equality, which number
should be subtracted from both sides of the equation?
-3
-2
3
6

Answer 1

The answer to the question is 6

Answer 2

Answer:

6

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason you would do 6 is because you need to isolate the  variable term.

This means you need the variable and its coefficient alone. so if you subtract 6 from each side of the equation you can achieve that goal. So the equation would then read -2x= -9 (because you combine the like terms of -6 and the -3 that was already there)

If you need to complete the rest of the equation you would divide both sides by -2 to further isolate x. This means x= 9/2 (since they are both negative they cancel each other out turning it positive) and the simplified answer would be 4  1/2

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