1 3 - Practice 2
1 3 - Practice 2
1 3 - Practice 2
Examples 1–3
Identify the property of equality used to justify each statement.
1. If 4 + 17 = 21, then 21 = 4 + 17. 2. x + 3 = x + 3
7. If 34 = 19 + 15, then 19 + 15 = 8. b + 5 + 12 =
Symmetric Property of Equality Reflexive Property of Equality
9. TOLL ROADS Some toll highways assess tolls based on where a car
entered and exited. The table shows the highway tolls for a car entering
and exiting at a variety of exits. Assume that the toll for the reverse
direction is the same.
a. Julio travels from Exit 8 to Exit 15. Which quantity is equivalent to
Exit 8 to Exit 15?
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12. 2(3 ∙ 2 – 5) + 3 ∙ 3 13. 2[5 – (15 ÷ 3)]
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14. 6 + 9[10 – 2(2 + 3)] 15. 2(6 ÷ 3 – 1) ∙ 2
Examples 7–9
Evaluate each expression using properties of numbers. Name the property used in each step.
4 2
16. 25 + 14 + 15 + 36 17. 4 + 7
9 9
5 1 3 1
20. 16 ∙ 24 ∙ 311 21. 24 ∙ 18 ∙ 32
HW
22. 16 + 8 + 14 + 12 23. 2 ∙ 4 ∙ 5 ∙ 3
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24. 6.4 + 2.7 + 1.6 + 5.3 25. 3
∙ 7 ∙ 3 ∙ 10
32. Name the property that is used in 5 ∙ n ∙ 2 = 0. Then find the value of n.
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33. Name two properties used to evaluate 7 ∙ 1 – 4 ∙ .
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34. Evaluate 7 ∙ 2 ∙ 7 ∙ 5 using properties of numbers. Name the property used in each step.
Mixed Exercises
Find the value of x. Then name the property used.
35. 8 = 8 + x 36. 3.2 + x = 3.2
1 1
37. 10x = 10 38. 2
∙x=2∙7
39. x + 0 = 5 40. 1 ∙ x = 3
4 3
41. ∙ =x 42. 2 + 8 = 8 + x
3 4
3 3 1
43. x + = 3 + 44. ∙x=1
4 4 3
55. WHICH ONE DOESN’T BELONG? Identify the equation that does not belong with the other
three. Justify your conclusion.