Ten merchants agree to purchase uniforms for a local baseball team at a total cost of M dollars. After
a disagreement two merchants dropped out of the
project. By how many dollars was the cost to each
merchant remaining increased?

What is the next step in the given proof? choose the most logical approach. a. statement: m 1 + m 2 + 2(m 3) = 180° reason: angle addition b. statement: m 1 + m 3 = m 2 + m 3 reason: transitive property of equality c. statement: m 1 = m 2 reason: subtraction property of equality d. statement: m 1 + m 2 = m 2 + m 3 reason: substitution property of equality e. statement: 2(m 1) = m 2 + m 3 reason: substitution property of equality