Properties of Equality

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What is the Substitution Property of Equality?

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If a = b, then a can be replaced by b in any expression.

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What is the Multiplication Property of Equality?

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If a = b, then a * c = b * c for any number c.

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What is the Subtraction Property of Equality?

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If a = b, then a - c = b - c for any number c.

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What is the Distributive Property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac, distributing a across the sum.

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What is the Addition Property of Equality?

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If a = b, then a + c = b + c for any number c.

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If 10x + w = 41 and w = 1, what property is used?

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Substitution Property.

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If m = -2, then 8m = -16. What property is used?

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Multiplication Property.

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If 6y = 24, then 6y - 3 = 24 - 3. What property is used?

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Subtraction Property.

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What does the Distributive Property state?

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-7(n - 4) = -7n + 28 is an example of distributing -7.

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If 5x + 8x = x(5 + 8), what property is illustrated?

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Distributive Property.