Key Concepts
Key Concepts
- Determine whether a number is a solution to an equation.
- Substitute the number for the variable in the equation.
- Simplify the expressions on both sides of the equation.
- Determine whether the resulting equation is true.
If so, the number is a solution.If not, the number is not a solution.
- Properties of Equality
| Subtraction Property of Equality | Addition Property of Equality |
| For any numbers \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\),
\(\text{If } a = b\) |
For any numbers \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\),
\(\text{then } a + c = b + c\) |
| Division of Property of Equality | Multiplication Property of Equality |
| For any numbers \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\ne 0\),
\(\text{then } \frac{a}{c} = \frac{b}{c}\) |
For any numbers \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\),
\(\text{then } a⋅c = b⋅c\) |
This lesson is part of:
Introducing Decimals
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