SOLUTION: which postulate can be used to justify this statement : 5x=35, then x=7

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Question 989584: which postulate can be used to justify this statement :
5x=35, then x=7

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The division property of equality is used here. They divided both sides by 5 to isolate x.

Left side: 5x/5 ---> x
Right side: 35/5 ---> 7

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