Given two numbers a = 8 and c = 9:

Prove the Property of Equality

Definition

For three numbers a, b, and c

If a = b, then a - c = b - c

Set b = a

b = 8

Plug in our numbers:

a - c = 8 - 9

b - c = 8 - 9

Evaluating, we get:

a - c = -1

b - c = -1

Final Answer


-1 = -1


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equality
The state of being equal. A relationship between two quantities or two mathematical expressions, asserting that the quantities have the same value, or that the expressions represent the same mathematical object
number
an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations and for showing order in a series or for identification. A quantity or amount.
property
an attribute, quality, or characteristic of something
subtraction
math operation involving the difference of elements
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