While solving an equation, lenny wrote the following steps on the board. (2x + 1) + 5 = 9 2x + (1+5) = 9 what property of real numbers guarantees that the second equation is equivalent to the first? a. associative property of addition b. additive inverse property c. commutative property of addition d. distributive property

true? is that what you're asking or do you mean something else?

exa:

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3+11

14

step-by-step explanation:

from this example, we can see that subtracting with integers is the same as adding the opposite. we can solve using a number line or by using the saying "keep, change, change" to us solve. it is important to remember that we can subtract a negative and end up with a larger number than we started with.