Solving One-Step Equations

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What happens to the answer when you multiply or divide by a negative number?

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Your answer will be negative.

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What is the difference between an algebraic expression and an equation?

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Expressions do not have an equal sign and equations need to have an equal sign.

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What do you call the result of adding two opposite numbers?

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Additive Inverse.

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What do you call when you flip a fraction?

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Reciprocal.

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What is an algebraic expression?

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A mathematical phrase that can include numbers, variables, and operators, but does not have an equal sign.

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What is an equation?

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A mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions, containing an equal sign.

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What is the additive inverse of 5?

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-5.

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What is the multiplicative inverse of 4?

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