Question

What is the justification (reason) for the second statement below?a) Symmetric Property of Equalityb) Distributive Propertyc) Multiplication Property of Equalityd) Subtraction Propery of Equality e) Substitution Propery of Equality

Answer 1

Given the equation :

$4x+43=19$

Subtract 43 from both sides

$\begin{gathered} 4x+43-43=19-43 \\ \\ 4x=-24 \end{gathered}$

so, the answer is :

option d) Subtraction Property of Equality