SOLUTION: Directions: Justify each statement with a property of equality or property of congruence. Question: If m+5=16 then m=11

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Question 1150976: Directions: Justify each statement with a property of equality or property of congruence.
Question: If m+5=16 then m=11
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given:m%2B5=16+
prove: m=11
statement........................................reason
1.
m%2B5=16+.......................................given
2.
m%2B5-5=16-5......................The subtraction property of equality (states that you can subtract the same quantity from both sides of an equation and it will still balance)
3. m=11.............. simplify