Solving One Step Equations with Multiplication and Division

What is the inverse operation you would use to solve:

6x = 36

• Multiply

• Divide

• Add

• Subtract

Solve the equation:
4p = 16

• p = 12

• p = -12

• p = -4

• p = 4

Solve the equation.

-8x = -48

Mathematical Equivalence

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What would be the best first step to solving the equation in one step?

• multiply both sides by ³/₂ 

• divide both sides by 3

• multiply both sides by 3

• subtract ²/₃  from both sides

Solve the equation:

4p = 16

• p = 12

• p = -12

• p = -4

• p = 4

9n = -9

• 0

• -1

• -81

• -18

Solve for x:

• x = 20

• x = 7

• x = 10

• x = 3

• k = 152
• k = 176
• k = 5
• k = 27

Solve the equation
3x = 27. 

• x = 24

• x = 81

• x = 9

10x = 90

• x = 80

• x = 100

• x = 10

• x = 9