Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - Concept Byte - Always, Sometimes, or Never - Page 37: 18

Answer

Always

Work Step by Step

When we simplify the equation -4+(3+x)=x+(-4+3) we get -1+x=-1+x This is an example an identity because the left side of the equation is equal to the left side of the equation for all values of x. Therefore, a group member chosen at random will always have a true statement.
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