Steps for Solving Equations

The first step to solve this equation is to ​ (a)   . The next step is to ​ (b)   . The answer is ​ ​ (c)   .

• subtract 8

• divide by 7

• add 8

• multiply by 7

• subtract 7

• divide 8

What is the first step you do to solve this equation?

Identify the initial step to solve for x in the equation below.

• add 4 to both sides of the equation

• add 25 to both sides of the equation

• take the square root of both sides of the equation

• square both sides of the equation

• square both sides of the equation

• take the square root of both sides of the equation

• square both sides of the equation

• take the square root of both sides of the equation

• square both sides of the equation

What is the second step is solving a balanced equation?

• collect like terms

• divide on both sides

• multiply on both sides

• remove the parenthesis