Distribute and Add Like Terms

Which is the correct order in which to solve multi-step equations?

• Distribute

  Combine like terms

  Get the variable on one side by add or subtracting

  Divide or multiple

• Add or subtracting

  Distribute

  Combine like terms

  Divide or multiple

• Divide or multiple

  Add or subtracting

  Distribute

  Combine like terms

Which step cannot be performed first when solving the equation 5 - 2(x - 7) = x + 1 + 3x

• Distributing -2 to (x - 7)

• Combining x and 3x

• 5 - 2

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

• Add 4 to both sides

• Add the 2a and a 

• Distribute 4 to a and -5

• Distribute -4 to a and -5

Solve:
5y + 34 = -2(-7y+1)

• y = -4

• y = 9

• y = 4

• y = 36/19

Solve:

2(2x + 3) = -6(x + 9)

• 2

• 6

• -6

• 7.5

Solve:

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

• x = 5/3

• x = 3

• x = 1

• x = 2

3(2x + 4) + 4(x - 5)

• 10x + 32

• 10x - 8

• 9x - 8

• 10x - 1

2(4k + 7) 

• 4k-9

• 4K+9

• 8k-14

• 8k+14

Simplify the following expression:

-6x + 4(x - 3)

• -2x - 12

• 10x + 12

• -10x - 12

• -2x + 12

-3(2c - 5)

• -6c - 15

• -6c + 15

• 6c + 15

• 6c - 15