document.write( "Question 902755: State the property of real numbers or the property of equality that justifies each step in the solution of the equation given.
\n" ); document.write( " 3x + 5 = 8 x
\n" ); document.write( " 3x + 5 + (–3x) = 8x + (–3x)
\n" ); document.write( " 3x + [(–3x) + 5] = 8x + (–3x)
\n" ); document.write( " [3 x + (–3x)] + 5 = 8x + (–3x)
\n" ); document.write( " 0 + 5 = 8x + (–3x)
\n" ); document.write( " 5 = 8x + (–3x)
\n" ); document.write( " 5 = [8 + (–3)]x
\n" ); document.write( " 5 = 5 • x
\n" ); document.write( " 15 • 5 = 15 (5x)
\n" ); document.write( " 15 • 5 = (15 ∙5)x
\n" ); document.write( " 1 = 1 • x
\n" ); document.write( " 1 = x
\n" ); document.write( " x = 1 \n" ); document.write( "

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