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If 8 = x and x = y, then 8 = y is an example of which algebraic property?

A.Symmetric Property
B.Transitive Property
C.Reflexive Property
D.Commutative Property of Multiplication

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That is very definitely the transitive property! Symmetric says that x = y and y = x (nothing else figures in but those 2 things), reflexive property says that x = x and y = y. Commutative property of multiplication says that if 2 times 3 = 6, then 3 times 2 also = 6.
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