Solving Multi-Step Equations with Parentheses

What is the first step in solving a multi-step equation with variables on both sides?

• Distribute

• Combine like terms on each side of the = sign

• Move the variable

• Solve for the variable

What is the last step in solving a Multi-Step Equation with variables on both sides.

• Distribute

• Combine like terms on each side of the equal sign

• Move the variable

• Solve for the variable

• Use distributive property to get rid of parentheses

• Combine like terms

• Move the variable to one side of the equation

• Use inverse operations to isolate and solve for the variable.

• Use distributive property to get rid of parentheses

• Combine like terms

• Move the variable to one side of the equation

• Use inverse operations to isolate and solve for the variable.

• Use distributive property to get rid of parentheses

• Combine like terms

• Move the variable to one side of the equation

• Use inverse operations to isolate and solve for the variable.

• Use distributive property to get rid of parentheses

• Combine like terms

• Move the variable to one side of the equation

• Use inverse operations to isolate and solve for the variable

What is the first step you should take to solve this equation:

• Add 2 to both sides

• Use distributive property to get rid of the parentheses

• Isolate the variable on one side

• Subtract 7 from both sides

Solve the equation.

3(3x - 6) = 18

• x = 4

• x = -4

• x = 0

• x = -12

Solve the equation.

6(3x-5) -7x=25

• x= 5

• x= 6

• x= -5

• x= -6

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

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1