Properties of Equality

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What is the Multiplication Property of Equality?

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If you multiply both sides of an equation by the same number, the two sides remain equal.

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What is the Division Property of Equality?

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If you divide both sides of an equation by the same non-zero number, the two sides remain equal.

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What is the Addition Property of Equality?

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If you add the same number to both sides of an equation, the two sides remain equal.

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What is the Subtraction Property of Equality?

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If you subtract the same number from both sides of an equation, the two sides remain equal.

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What is the Transitive Property of Equality?

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If a = b and b = c, then a = c.

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What is the Identity Property of Addition?

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The sum of any number and zero is that number.

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What is the Identity Property of Multiplication?

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The product of any number and one is that number.

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What is the Additive Inverse Property?

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For every number a, there is a number -a such that a + (-a) = 0.

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If y/4 = 5, what property is used to find y?

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Multiplication Property of Equality.

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If -5x - 1 = -11, what property is used to simplify to -5x = -10?

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Addition Property of Equality.