Solving Multi-Step Equations

-8(-8x - 6) = -6x - 22

• 2/5
• -1
• 8/7 
• 2

22 + 2a = 37 + 6 + a

• 21
• -21
• 5
• 6

Solve the equation:
3x - x + 2 = 4(2x - 1)

• x = 7

• x = 1
• x = -1
• x = -3

What is the first thing you should do to simplify an equation?

• add

• Distributive Property

• Combine like terms

• divide

What is the second step in solving a Multi-Step Equation with variables on both sides.

• Distribute

• Combine like terms on each side of the equal sign

• Move the variable

• Solve for the variable

What is the third step in solving a Multi-Step Equation with variables on both sides.

• Distribute

• Combine like terms on each side of the equal sign

• Move the variable

• Solve for the variable

The objective when solving an equation is to....

• isolate the variable.
• check the solution.
• guess and check.
• Combine Like Terms.

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

• False

• True