Question

Orin solved an equation and justified his steps as shown in the table.

3x/5 - 3=12

Drag and drop the reasons into the boxes to correctly complete the table.

3x/5 = ___
3x = 75___
x = 25____
Combine Like Terms

Division Property of Equality

Addition Property of Equality

Multiplication Property of Equality

Answer 1

3x/5 =15 Addition property of equality

3x=75 Multiplication property of equality

x=25 Division property of equality

Explanation:

3x/5-3=12 add 3 to both sides

3x/5=15 multiply both sides by 5

3x=75 divide both sides by 3

x=25

You are basically using inverse operations to get the x by itself and reveal the answer