Question

Which property of equality would you use to solve the equation 14x = 56

Answer 1

14x = 56...divide both sides by 14
division property of equality
x = 56/14
x = 4

Answer 2

To solve the equation
`14x = 56`, we use the division property of equality.

Explanation:

To solve the equation
`14x = 56`, we use the division property of equality is used when you have an equation with a variable multiplied by a number. It states that you can divide both sides of an equation by the same quantity (as long as that quantity is not equal to zero) without changing the equality.

So,

`\mathrm{Divide\:both\:sides\:by\:}14\\\\(14x)/(14)=(56)/(14)\\\\\mathrm{Simplify}\\\\x=4`