What's the first step?
What is the first step to solve the equation 3(x+2)=9?
Distribute the 3 to get 3x + 6
2x+1=x+4
x=3
5y = 3y + 16
y=8
Solve for x
6x-10= -8+5x
x=2
x+5=10
x=5
What is the first step to solve this equation? Rewrite after you simplify. 3x + 5x + 2 = 6x - 1
Combine Like Terms. Add 3x + 5x to make 8x.
3x-5= 7+x
x = 6
3y+ 6 = 2y + 21
y=15
Solve for n
-3n = -n + 32
q = -16
3x-5=10
x = 5
What is the first step? Rewrite after you simplify. -3(x+4)=-15
Distribute the -3 to get -3x - 12
6 - 4x = 2x -12
x = 3
5(y + 6) = 9y + 10
y = 5
Solve for x
3x-5=3x-7+9
No solution
8 - 4c = 7c + 8
c = 0
What is the first step? Do the first step, then rewrite the equation. 6 - 4x=2x -12
Get variables on the same side by adding 4x to both sides to get 6=6x-12
4(3x + 4) = 2x - 4
x = -2
-7y + -2y + 8 = 48 + y
y = -4
-3(x - 2) = -2x - 1
x = 7
4a -3(a - 2) = 2(3a - 2)
a =2
What is the first step? Do the first step, and then rewrite the equation. 3x-5(x-4)=22
Distribute the -5 to get 3x -5x +20
5x - 6(x+4) = -9x
p = 3
-3y + 5(2y - 1) = -9y - 69
y= - 4
n - 5n + 4 = 2n -20
n = 4
7x -2 -(-3x + 1)= -3(1 - 3x)
x = 0