Question

Step 1: $3x+2=17$
Step 2: $3x=17-2$
This process of shifting number from one side to the other is called ___.

• A. Translation
• B. Root of equation
• C. Transposition
• D. Correlation

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Transposition

Transposition is a way of balancing another side of the equation when we make any change on one side.

Here, in the equation $3x+2=17$, when we add $-2$ on both sides,

we get $3x+2-2=17-2$

i.e. $3x=17-2$

Instead of following the above process, $2$ is shifted to the other side of the equation. Therefore, we get,
$3x=17-2$

This process is known as transposition.