One Step Equations Add Subtract Multiply Divide Positive Numbers

In this equation, what is the highlighted number?

• Coefficient

• Constant

• Term

• Variable

How many terms are in this equation?

• 1

• 7

• 4

• 2

What is the goal of this equation?

• Solve for the constant

• To combine all terms until there is only one constant

• To find out what one x is equal to

• Get rid of all the negatives

When solving equations, you can do anything you want to one side of the equation as long as what?

• You combine all the like terms first

• You find a common denominator

• You divide by the coefficient

• You do the same thing to the other side

What would be a reasonable first step?

• Add +6 to both sides

• Add + 4x to both sides

• Add -6 to both sides

• Add +30 to both sides

In order to get the variable by itself, you must do the opposite operation to whatever is next to the variable. What operation would we do here?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

To solve this equation you could first add -22 or divide both sides by -17. Which method is typically easier.

• Add/Subtract first

• Multiply/Divide first

In this equation, what is the highlighted symbol?

• coefficient

• variable

• constant

• expression

In this equation, what is the highlighted number?

• Coefficient

• Variable

• Constant

• Algebra

Are these equal?

• Yes, the terms can move around to any position as long as the signs stay attached.

• No, moving the terms will change the values of the equation.