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Question
Shifting one term from one side of an equation to another side with a change of sign is known as ______.
Options
commutativity
transposition
distributivity
associativity
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Solution
Shifting one term from one side of an equation to another side with a change of sign is known as transposition.
Explanation:
Transposition means shifting one term from one side of an equation to another side with a change of sign.
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