Question

Which property of equality would be used to isolate the variable b in this equation?

3/4 x b = 12

A. addition property of equality

В. subtraction property of equality

C. multiplication property of equality

D. symmetric property of equality

Answer 1

C. multiplication property of equality

Explanation:

3/4b = 12

Multiply each side by 4/3 using the multiplication property of equality

4/3* 3/4b = 12*4/3

b = 16