Solving Multi-Step Equations with Variables on One Side of the Equations

Which of the following are basic rules used for solving algebraic equations?

• Whatever you do to one side of the equal sign, you must copy and do on the other side of the equal sign

• Negative signs can be ignored

• Always start on the left side, regardless of where the variable is

• Always do the opposite operation

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the first thing you should do to simplify an equation?

• add

• Distributive Property

• Combine like terms

• divide

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

2x - 3 + 4x = 27

• 12

• 4

• 5

• 15

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

-19 = -8 (-4+a) - (2a+1)

• -1

• 14

• -5

• 5

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

8v - 4(v + 8) = 8

• 2

• 10

• 4

• -4 

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

5x - 4 + 2x = 3

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

-11 + 3(b + 5) = 7

• 1

• -1

• 3

• -3

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

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

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Solve the equation: 
4 - 2(x - 3) = 24

• - 7

• 7

• 14

• - 14

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

2x + 3(5x - 7) = 47

• x = 1

• x = 2

• x = 3

• x = 4

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B