Question

Which property of equality would be used to solve the equation 59 = x-26?

multiplication
addition
division
subtraction

Answer 1

addition

Explanation:

59=x-26

59+26=x-26+26

85=x

Basically, you do the opposite operation to solve because the equation originally subtracted 26 you need to add 26 to both sides to get the variable by itself. Therefore leaving you with x=85:)

Answer 2

addition property of equality

Explanation:

59 = x-26

We add 26 to both sides using the addition property of equality