Inverse Operations
What is the inverse operation of addition?
Subtraction
Solve for x
x + 3 =10
x = 7
Simplify
3x + 5x
8x
82 + 4 = ?
86
8 * 8 = ?
64
What is the inverse operation of multiplication?
Division
Solve for y
2y - 4 = 10
y = 7
4y + 7 - 3y + 2
y + 9
100 - 7 = ?
93
42 / 7 = ?
6
What operation is used here: 9b
Multiplication
Solve for b
5b + 9 = 34
b = 5
Simplify
6a + 2b - 3a + 4b
9a + 6b
48 + 2 - 10 = ?
40
4,000 / 10
400
If c + 5 = 12, what is the inverse operation isolates c?
Subtraction
Solve for z
4 (z - 2) = 16
z = 6
Simplify
2(b-3) - 4(b+1) + 10(b)
16b - 5
280 - 65 + 42 = ?
257
10 * 10 = ?
100
Given 3m = 12, what inverse operation is need to find m?
Division
Solve for x
2x + 3 = 5x - 6
x = 3
Simplify
3c + 2(c - 3) - 4(c + 1)
c - 7
1080 - 28 - 674 + 1 =
379
True or False
500 * 2 / 600 is > 1
Bonus point: What is 500 * 2 / 600 ?
True