Steps for Solving Equations

The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are: 

• Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5

• Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5

• Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5

• Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5

2x + 1 = 6
When solving, first UNDO add/sub. What would the first step be in solving this equation?

• Divide by 2

• Subtract 1

• Subtract 6

• Times 2

-6 + x/4 = 11
When solving, first UNDO add/sub. What would the first step be in solving this equation?

• Divide by 4

• Add 6

• Subtract 11

• Times 4

Look at the work. What SHOULD have been the first step?

• It's correct!

• Subtract 1 on both sides

• Add 5 on both sides

• Divide by 3 on both sides

How do you know when an equation has been solved and your work is done?

• When you get a whole number

• After you add or subtract

• When x is by itself on one side of the equal sign

• When there are no more variables

What is the first step in solving this equation 8x - 6 = 10

• Add 6

• Subtract 8

• Divide by 8

• Subtract 6

What is the first step to solve this equation:
-3x + 11 = 44

• Add 3 to both sides

• Subtract 11 from both sides

• Add 11 to both sides

• Divide 3 on both sides.

What is the first step in solving this equation:
5x + 7 = 12

• Divide by 5

• Subtract 5

• Multiply by 7

• Subtract 7

Using the "opposite operation" to "undo" and isolate the variable when solving an equation is more commonly called...

• Inverse operations

• math

• variable

• PEMDAS

After applying the distributive property to the following equation, what would be the result: -8(-8x - 6) = -8x - 22 + 2x

• 64x + 48 = -8x - 22 + 2x

• -64x - 48 = -8x - 22 + 2x

• 8x - 6 = -8x - 22 + 2x