Solving Equation Variables on Both Sides

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

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the first step to solve this equation? 3x + 6 = 10 + 3x + 4x

• Add 4x to both sides of the equation

• Combine like terms 3x and 4x on the same side of the equation

• Add 3x and 6 to get 9x

• Add 6 and 10 to get 16

What is the next step to solve this equation?

3x + 6 = 10 + 7x

• Add 10 to both sides of the equation

• Add 6 to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 3x from both sides of the equation

• Add 7x to both sides of the equation

What is the next step to solve this equation?

-4x + 6 = 10

• Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation

• Add 6 to both sides of the equation

• Add 10 to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 4x from both sides of the equation

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

In order to solve an equation, we must get variables on side of an equation, and constants on the opposite side.

• True

• False

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

• Add the 2a and a 

• Add 4 to both sides

• Distribute +4 to the a and -5

• Distribute -4 to a and -5

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

What is the first step you should take to solve this equation: 3(x-2) = 2x + 7

• Add 2 to both sides

• Use the distributive property to get rid of the parentheses

• Isolate the variable on one side

• Subtract 7 from both sides

Solve the equation:

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

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

• x = 8

• x = 0

• x = 9

• x = 4

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

What is the second 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

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B