Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 2
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1. Solve One-Step Addition and Subtraction Equations
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Exercise 1 Page 441

Use the Subtraction Property of Equality to eliminate the addition.

a=7

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To solve the equation, we have to isolate a on one side. Using the Subtraction Property of Equality, we can subtract 3 from both sides of the equation. This will eliminate addition on the left-hand side and isolate a.

a+3=10
a+3- 3=10- 3
a=7

To check that this solution is correct, let's substitute a=7 into the original equation and simplify.

a+3=10
7+3? =10
10=10 ✓

Because the left-hand side and right-hand side are equal, a=7 is the correct solution.