Question

Select the postulate of equality or inequality that is illustrated.

3 + 2 > 5 and 3 + 2 = 5 are not both true.

addition postulate of inequality
comparison postulate
the reflexive postulate of equality
the transitive postulate of equality
the multiplication postulate of inequality
the symmetric postulate of equality
the transitive postulate of inequality

Answer 1

Answer: B) Comparison Postulate

This is the idea where if we had two numbers A and B, then we have the three possibilities

• A < B
• A = B
• A > B

We can only pick one item that is true at a time.

In this case, 3+2 simplifies to 5, so 3+2 = 5 is true while 3+2 > 5 is not true.

3+2 > 5 simplifies to 5 > 5, and there's no way a number is larger than itself.