SOLVING

LINEAR
EQUALITIES
PROPERTIES OF EQUALITY
1. ADDITION PROPERTY of EQUALITY: You can add the same number to
both sides of the equation and the statements will still be true.
In numbers: In Algebra:

2. SUBTRACTION PROPERTY of EQUALITY: You can subtract the same

2. SUBTRACTION PROPERTY of EQUALITY: You can subtract the same
number to both sides of the equation and the statement will still be true.
number to both sides of the equation and the statement will still be true.
In numbers: In Algebra:
PROPERTIES OF EQUALITY
3. MULTIPLICATION PROPERTY of EQUALITY: You can multiply the same
number to both sides of an equation and the statement will still be true.
In numbers: In Algebra:
If and
Then

4. DIVISION PROPERTY of EQUALITY: You can multiply the same number to

both sides of the equation and the statement will still be true.
4. DIVISION PROPERTY of EQUALITY:
In numbers:
You can multiply the same number to
In Algebra:
both sides of the equation and the statement will still be true.
If and
 1. Substitute the obtained
Solution: value of y in the original
equation:

EXAMPLE 1
TRUE
 2. Substitute the
Solution: obtained value of t in
the original equation:

EXAMPLE 2
TRUE
 3. Substitute the obtained
Solution: value of x in the original
equation:

EXAMPLE 3
TRUE
 4. Substitute the obtained
Solution: value of x in the original
equation:

EXAMPLE 4
TRUE
 5. Substitute the obtained
Solution: value of a in the
original equation:

EXAMPLE 5
TRUE
 
 6. Substitute the
Solution: obtained value of t in
the original equation:

EXAMPLE 6
TRUE
 7. Substitute the
Solution: obtained value of n in
the original equation:

EXAMPLE 7
TRUE
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT D
D. Use the properties
1. 6.
of equality to solve
the equation and 2. 7.
check your solution: 3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.