Solving an equation such as five times x equals twenty uses which property?
ADiscussion property
BDecoration property
CDivision property
DDictation property
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Division property
1. Both sides of an equation may be changed in the same way.
2. Here the same divisor is applied to each side.
3. We can divide both sides of the equation, as with the envelopes and counters.
4. That is the division property of equality.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Integers', sections 3.1-3.5_
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