Inverse Operation

x - 62 = 123
How should you show your work to isolate the variable and solve the equation?

• Add 62 to each side. 

• Subtract 62 from each side.

• Multiply each side by 62.

• Add 123 to each side.

What is the inverse operation of division?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Subtraction

What what is the inverse operation of subtraction?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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

• multiply both sides by 3

• multiply both sides by -3

• divide both sides by -3

• add 3 to each side

What is the inverse operation of addition?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

What is the inverse operation of division?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?
-3=x+5

• add 3 to both sides

• subtract 5 from both sides

• add 5 to both sides

• subtract -5 from both sides

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?
f+6=-6

• multiply both sides by 6

• divide both sides by 6

• add 6 to both sides

• subtract 6  from both sides

The process for solving equations and inequalities involves what three steps

• 1) Isolate the variable

  2) Inverse Operations

  3) Balance

• 1) Same Signs Add

  2) Different Signs Subtract

  3) Add the opposite

• Multiply by the reciprocal

• Find the value of the variable

What is the inverse operation to solve the following equation

44 = -4x

• Add-4

• Divide by -4

• Multiply by -4

• Subtract by -4