Question

Which of the following BEST describes how to use the addition property of equality to isolate the variable y

below?
y-12 = 14
A. add 12 to the left side of the equation only
B. subtract 12 from the left side of the equation only
C. add 12 to both sides of the equation
D. subtract 12 from both sides of the equation
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
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ОВ
С

Answer 1

Answer: C) add 12 to both sides

Reason:

We add 12 to the left side to undo the -12, which will get y by itself.

We must do the same thing to both sides to keep things balanced.