Balancing Expressions and Equations

28 = ____ - 2

• 30

• 26

• 18

• 24

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CCSS.1.OA.D.8

To solve x - 4 = 7, what would you do to both sides?

• add 7 to both sides

• subtract 7 from both sides

• add 4 to both sides

• subtract 4 from both sides

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

To solve 13 = x + 5, what do you do to both sides?

• Subtract 5 from both sides

• Add 5 to both sides

• Subtract 13 from both sides

• Add 13 to both sides

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

To solve 15 = 9 + x, what do you do to both sides?

• Subtract 15 from both sides

• Add 15 to both sides

• Subtract 9 from both sides

• Add 9 to both sides

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

To solve 4x = 20, what do you do to both sides?

• Subtract 4 from both sides

• Add 4 to both sides

• Multiply 4 on both sides

• Divide 4 from both sides

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

To solve 15 = -3x, what do you do to both sides?

• Divide 3 from both sides

• Divide -3 from both sides

• Multiply by 3 on both sides

• Multiply by -3 on both sides

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

To solve 16 = x - 4, what do you do to both sides?

• add 4 to both sides

• subtract 4 from both sides

• add 16 to both sides

• subtract 16 from both sides

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

To solve 10x = 45, what do you do to both sides?

• Subtract 10 from both sides

• Divide 10 from both sides

• Subtract 45 from both sides

• Divide 45 from both sides

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

When solving equations, mathematicians want to get the variable (x) all by itself.

• True

• False

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

If you subtract 2 from one side, you have to...

• add 2 to the other side

• subtract 2 from the other side

• multiply 2 on the other side

• divide 2 from the other side

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7