One-Step Equation Steps

What is the next step to solve this equation?
3x - 5 = 7

• Add 5 to both sides of the equation

• Add 3x to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 7 from both sides of the equation

What is the next step to solve this equation?
n - 4 = -2

• Add 4 to both sides of the equation

• Add n to both sides of the equation

• Subtract n from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation

The goal of solving a one, two, or multi-step equations is to:

• Find the constant

• Find the coefficient

• Find the value of the variable

• Guess and check

What is the first step to solve this equation?
x - 5 = 7 - 2x

• Add 7 to both sides of the equation

• Add 2x to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 2x from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation

x + 12 = 20

• x = 32

• x = -32

• x = 8

• x = -8

Solve...
3x - 7 = 32

• 13

• -13

• 12

• -12

Solve 7k - 14 = 42

• 7

• -8

• 0

• 8

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

• 2

• 1.2

• 12

• -2

Solve the equation:
2x - 1 = ¾x + 9

• x = -10

• x = 8

• x = -37

• x = 6

Solve...
2x - 3 = 1 

• 3

• 2

• 1

• -2