State an axiom used in the following statements:
If $s - 4 = 9$ , then $s = 13$

Axiom 2

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Axiom 3

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Axiom 4

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Axiom 1

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Solution

The correct option is A Axiom 2
To solve the equation above, we will use the Addition Axiom to isolate the variable x by"moving" all terms associated with y by addition away from the variable.
$s - 4 = 9$
$=> s - 4 + (4) = 9 + 4$
$=> s = 13$

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