alleryStart learning →Which step keeps an equation balanced?
AAdding 5 to both sides
BAdding 5 to the left side only
CDoubling only the right side
DSubtracting 3 from one side only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Adding 5 to both sides
An equation is a balance, so the same change must be made on both sides.
Keep practising Simple Linear Equations
Browse all Simple Linear Equations questions for Olympiad (Class 7), or explore more Mathematics topics.
Related questions
Doubling a number and adding 3 gives the same as adding 10 to it. Find the number.The statement 'the sum of x and 7 is 19' is written asWhich of these numbers makes 3x - 1 equal to 5?Dividing both sides of 8x = 56 by which number isolates x?Which number multiplies both sides of x/6 = 5 to isolate x?What must be added to both sides of x - 7 = 5 to get x alone?One number is 12 less than three times another and their sum is 56. What is the larger numSeema gives away 8 marbles and is left with half of what she began with. How many did she