The answer is: the addition property
Addition property states that:
if: [tex]a=b[/tex]
Then,
[tex]a+c=b+c[/tex]
So,
Let:
[tex]a=x=4\\b=4\\c=12[/tex]
So,
[tex]x+12=b+12\\4+12=4+12\\16=16[/tex]
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The property is addition property
The addition property of equality tells us that adding the same number to each side of an equation gives us an equivalent equation
For instance
if a−b = c, then a−b+b = c+b, or a=c+b
The same goes to the given problem too if x=4 then x+12=16