What do you need to do to obtain XY=WZ from XY-AB=WZ-AB?
Addition Property of Equality
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Let's examine the given statement and determine the property that justifies the statement.
If XY-AB=WZ-AB,
then XY=WZ.
In order to obtain XY=WZ from XY-AB=WZ-AB, we add AB to both sides of the equation.
XY-AB + AB=WZ-AB + AB
⇓
XY=WZ
Therefore, Addition Property of Equality justifies this statement.
If a=b, then a + c=b + c.