Verbal Expresions
properties
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100

3 minus 14

-11

100

a+0=a

identity property of addition

100

x-3=

11

100

5x+5=

45

100

4x+2x-3x=

27

200

42 plus 92

134

200

a(b+c)=a(b)+a(c)

distributive property 

200

x=6=

15

200

16-7y=

30

200

4y+1-1y=

19

300

51 subtracted by 33

18

300

a+b=b+a

commutative property of addition

300

x-9=

9

300

-4b+7=

15

300

2x+x+12=78

22

400

the sum of 21 and 23

44

400

(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)

associative property of addition

400

4x=

16

400

7y+1=

36

400

4g+16+2g=46

5

500

the difference of 75 and 25

50

500

a=b and b=c then a=c

transitive property of equality 

500

x+=

24

500

-2y-3=

-19

500

4q+12(q-3)=28

4