Steps for Equations

How would you isolate the variable in this equation?

What is the first step in the equation 4x + 6 = 18

• add 6 to both sides

• subtract 6 from both sides

• divide 6 on both sides

• multiply 6 on both sides

In the equation 2x = 20, what operation needs to be done to isolate the variable?

• multiplication

• division

• addition

What is the first step in the equation 2x - 8 = 24?

• add 8 to both sides

• subtract 8 from both sides

• multiply 8 to both sides

• divide 8 on both sides

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

• Add 3 to both sides

• Subtract 11 from both sides

• Add 11 to both sides

• Divide 3 on both sides.

Solve for w:
-6w + 1 = -11

• 2

• 1.2

• 12

• -2

Identify the steps to solve for b

• 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

• multiplication

• division

• addition

• subtraction

True or false: The first step in the equation \frac{e}{4}\ -2\ =\ 5 is to subtract 2 from both sides.

• True

• False

• take the square root of both sides of the equation

• square both sides of the equation