Question

Which of the following best describes how to use of the addition property of equality to isolate the variable x below?. . 5 = x – 2. A.. add 5 to both sides of the equation. B.. subtract 5 from both sides of the equation. C.. add 2 to both sides of the equation. D.. subtract 2 from both sides of the equatio

Answer 1

The best answer is C.add 2 to both sides of the equation.
5=x-2
5+2=x-2+2
7=x-0
x=7