Exercise 35 Page 444

Use the Addition Property of Equality to eliminate the subtraction.

x=7

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To solve the equation, we have to isolate x on one side. Using the Addition Property of Equality, we can add 15 to both sides of the equation. This will eliminate subtraction on the right-hand side and isolate x.

-8=x-15

AddEqn

LHS+ 15=RHS+ 15

-8+ 15=x-15+ 15

AddTerms

Add terms

7=x

RearrangeEqn

Rearrange equation

x=7

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

-8=x-15

Substitute

x= 7

-8? = 7-15

SubTerm

Subtract term

-8=-8 ✓

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

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