Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides

What is the next step to solve this equation?

-4x + 6 = 10

• Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation

• Add 6 to both sides of the equation

• Add 10 to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 4x from both sides of the equation

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

• Add the 2a and a 

• Add 4 to both sides

• Distribute +4 to the a and -5

• Distribute -4 to a and -5

Solve the equation:

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

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

What is the first step to solve this equations? 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

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

• True

• False

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

• Add 2 to both sides

• Use the distributive property to get rid of the parentheses

• Isolate the variable on one side

• Subtract 7 from both sides

• x = 8

• x = 0

• x = 9

• x = 4

10x + 9 = 4x - 9

• 0

• 3

• -3

• -18

Solve: 2(4x - 3) - 8 = 4 + 2x

• 5/3

• 3

• 1

• 2

10x + 9 = 4x - 9

• x = 0

• x = 3

• x = -3

• x = -18