SS - Equations & Inequalities Study Guide

What are the two steps to simplifying an expression?

• combine like terms then inverse operations

• distribute then combine like terms

• inverse operations then distribute

• combine like terms then distribute

• -3x+6-x

• -3x-6-x

• -4x+6

• 4x-6

Put the steps in order to solve an equation.

• inverse operations

• combine like terms

• solve for the variable

• distribute

• 28n+32-4n-5

• 24n+27

• 24n+37

• 32n+37

Mathematical Equivalence

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An apple (a) weighs 3 times as much as a strawberry (s). Which equation represents this relationship?

• a=3s

• s=3a

• addition & multiplicaiton

• subtraction & division

• multiplication & subtraction

• division & addition

Robin is sorting mardi gras beads. She starts with 500 beads. If 75 beads can fit into a container, which expression represents the amount of beads left over after she fills 5 containers?

What should be done to compare numbers in different formats?

• compare the smallest one first

• compare the biggest one first

• put them all in the same format

• put the positives first

Which is smallest?

• 3 out of 5

• 20%

• 0.05