Question

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

• A. translation
• B. root of equation
• C. transposition
• D. correlation

Answer 1

The correct option is C

transposition

Transposition is nothing but balancing the other side of the equality 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.