Question

In order to isolate the variable term in the equation 6 – 2x = –3 using the subtraction property of equality, which number should be subtracted from both sides of the equation?

a. –3
b. 6

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

a. -3

Subtracting -3 from both sides of the equation will isolate the variable term -2x.