Steps to Solving An Equation
What is the first step to solving an equation?
Isolate the variable
m + (-6) = 12
m = 18
d + 5.5 = 2.4
d = -3.1
four more than a number r is negative 10
r + 4 = -10
What is the second step to solving an equation?
Do inverse operations? Make zero pairs
p + 4 = -13
p=-17
-3.1 = s + 4.3
s= -7.4
The sum of a number y and 2 is negative eight.
y + 2 = -8
What is the third step to solving an equation?
What you do to one side you do to the other.
7= x +(-5)
x= 12
t + 2/7 = -5/7
t=-1
12 is 16 more than a number c
12= c + 16
What is the last step to solving an equation?
Solve for the variable
y + (-4) = 17
y= 21
j + 1/3 = 5/6
13 increased by a number s is -10
13 + s = -10
What are ALL the steps in order to solve an equation?
Isolate the variable
Do inverse operations
What you do to one side-you do to the other
Solve for the variable
-11 = f + (-2)
f=-9
p + 1.06 = -3
p= -4.06
-41 is 14 more than a number b
-41 = b+ 14