Suppose a bakery uses 4 cups of flour for each cake baked. The equation y = 4x can be used to model this situation, where x represents the number of cakes baked and y represents the total cups of flour. What is the independent variable?

Examine the two-step equation. − 7 4 + x 4 = 2 which property of operations allows you to add the same constant term to both sides? amultiplication property of equality bdivision property of equality caddition property of equality dsubtraction property of equality