Symbols
What is the variable in this expression? 6h + 5
h
Combine like terms.
4(3) - 5x
12 - 5x
What should I do to solve this equation? 3x = 18
Divide both sides of the equation by 3.
Simplify this expression. |-5|
5
What are the two operations in the expression? 4(5) - 3
Multiplication and Subtraction
Combine like terms.
3f + 2 - 5f
-2f + 2
What should I do first to solve this equation? 7x - 4 = 10
Add 4 on both sides of the equation.
Simplify this expression. |-3 + 6|
3
What makes this an equation? -7x = 21
Use distribution property. -3(2 - 4)
-6 + 12
What should I do first to solve this equation with a variable on both sides? 2x - 1 = 5x - 7
Either subtract 2x or 5x on both sides of the equations.
Solve this equation.
|k| = 2
k = 2 and k = -2
What is the constant term (number by itself, no variable) in the equation? -3k - 4 = -10
-4
Use distribution property. 5(x - 2)
5x - 10
What should I do first to solve this unsimplified equation?
-2(3w - 4) = -4w + 2
Use distribution property to simplify the one side of the equation first.
What is the first step to solve this absolute value equation?
|d + 2| = 4
Create two new equations. One positive and one negative.
What is the parenthesis in the equation surrounding?
-3(2p + 2) = -12
2p + 2
Use distribution property. 4(2 + 6g)
8 + 24g
What should I do first to solve this equation? 4x + 2 + 3x = 23
Combine like terms on the one side of the equation.
What is the first step to solving this equation? 2 + |3x + 5| = 13
Subtract 2 from both sides of the equation to isolate the absolute value bars.