One Step Equations

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What is a one-step equation?

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An equation that can be solved in one operation, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.

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What does it mean to solve an equation?

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To find the value of the variable that makes the equation true.

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What are inverse operations?

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Operations that undo each other, such as addition and subtraction or multiplication and division.

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How do you isolate a variable in an equation?

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By performing inverse operations to get the variable alone on one side of the equation.

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What is the solution to the equation 4b = 44?

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b = 11.

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Which equation represents the situation: 'Marcus needs to sell 25 tickets and has sold 9'?

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t + 9 = 25.

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What is the first step to solve the equation x + 5 = 12?

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Subtract 5 from both sides.

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What is the solution to the equation x - 3 = 7?

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x = 10.

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What does it mean if an equation has no solution?

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It means there is no value for the variable that can make the equation true.

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What is the purpose of using variables in equations?

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To represent unknown quantities that we want to solve for.