Solving Linear Equations

What is the next step to solve this equation?

3x - 5 = 7

• Add 5 to both sides of the equation

• Add 3x to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 7 from both sides of the equation

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the first step to solve this equation?

3n - 4 = -2 + 2n

• Add 2n to both sides of the equation

• Add 3n to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 2n from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation

What is the next step to solve this equation?

n - 4 = -2

• Add 4 to both sides of the equation

• Add n to both sides of the equation

• Subtract n from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the first step to solve this equation?

3x + 6 = 10 + 3x + 4x

• Add 4x to both sides of the equation

• Combine like terms 3x and 4x on the same side of the equation

• Add 3x and 6 to get 9x

• Add 6 and 10 to get 16

What is the next step to solve this equation?

3x + 6 = 10 + 7x

• Add 6 to both sides of the equation

• Add 10 to both sides of the equation

• Add 7x to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 3x from both sides of the equation

What is the next step to solve this equation?

-4x + 6 = 10

• Add 6 to both sides of the equation

• Add 10 to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation

• Add 4x to both sides of the equation

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

In order to solve an equation, we must get variables on side of an equation, and constants on the opposite side.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the first step in solving the equation 2a - 4(a - 5) = 10

• Add 4 to both sides

• Add the 2a and a

• Distribute 4 to a and -5

• Distribute -4 to a and -5

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

What is the first step you should take to solve this equation: 3(x - 2) = 2x+7

• Add 2 to both sides

• Use distributive property to get rid of the brackets

• Isolate the variable on one side

• Subtract 7 from both sides

3x + 2(4x - 4) = 3

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B