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What is the Substitution Property?

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If x = y, then x can be replaced by y in any expression.

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What does the Addition Property of Equality state?

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

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What is the Distributive Property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac; it allows you to distribute a multiplier across terms in parentheses.

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What is the Multiplication Property of Equality?

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If a = b, then ac = bc for any c.

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What is the Division Property of Equality?

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If a = b and c ≠ 0, then a/c = b/c.

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What is the Transitive Property?

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

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What is the Symmetric Property?

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If a = b, then b = a.

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What is the Reflexive Property?

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For any number a, a = a.

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What is the Commutative Property of Addition?

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a + b = b + a; the order of addition does not change the sum.

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What is the Commutative Property of Multiplication?

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ab = ba; the order of multiplication does not change the product.