SOLUTION: hi-what property is used here: -8X+59=27 I have solved it, X=4 but I don't know which property is used....? can you helP/

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Question 1014388: hi-what property is used here:
-8X+59=27
I have solved it,
X=4
but I don't know which property is used....?
can you helP/
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you rewrite an expression by a commutative property, you change the order of the numbers being added or multiplied.
...change the order of the numbers being added

... to isolate variables use the Inverse Property or Inverse Operations;add to both sides



....add to both sides





...divide both sides by











Answer by MathTherapy(10559)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

hi-what property is used here:
-8X+59=27
I have solved it,
X=4
but I don't know which property is used....?
can you helP/
Considering that you first subtracted 59 from (or ADDED - 59 to) both sides, the  was used. 

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