After getting rid of parentheses, the next step is to get rid of any _______ or _______ by using the _______ _______ . To get rid of addition, you would use _______ . To get rid of _______ , you would use addition. Whatever number you add or subtract from one side of the _______ , you have to do the same thing on the other side of the _______ sign. For example, in the equation 2X+3=5, you would first get rid of the _______ by _______ the number _______ from both sides of the equation. Then you would be left with the equation _______ . Or, in the equation 10X+15=25, the first number you would get rid of is _______ by _______ the number _______ from both sides of the equation. Then you would be left with the equation _______ .