Big Ideas Math Geometry, 2014
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Exercise 70 Page 10

Use the Subtraction Property of Equality to eliminate the addition.

x=-16

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To solve the equation, we have to isolate x on one side. Using the Subtraction Property of Equality, we will subtract 36 from both sides of the equation. This will eliminate the addition and isolate x.

36+x=20
36+x-36=20-36
x=-16