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Solving with the Distributive Property — Quiz

Question 10 • Mathematics 8

Consider the equation and its solution. 8 times open paren x minus 2 close paren is equal to 64 8 x minus 16 is equal to 64 8 x is equal to 80 x is equal to 10 Which property is used in the last step to find that x is equal to 10 ?

Answer
A
division property of equality
B
distributive property
C
addition property of equality
D
subtraction property of equality