4 = -8 + x
x= 12
6x – 13 = 11
x= 4
Solving Equations
4x + 3 = 7
x = 1
Solving Equations
x - 2 = 6
x = 8
Name the inverse operations of each other.
Add and Subtract
Multiply and Divide
x + 12 = 0
x= -12
3x + 5 = 14
x= 3
Solving Equations
4 + 5x = 29
x = 5
Solving Equations
-5p + 1 = 6
p = -1
What is a variable?
the letter or unknown
3 = -2 – x
x= -5
x/2 + 13 =-8
x= -42
Solving Equations
-45 = x + 4
x = -49
Does this have one, solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions?
2n+10 = 4
One solution
What is a coefficient?
The number in front of a variable
5x = -80
x= -16
x/2 + 5 =10
x= 10
Solving Equations
14 = 3a + 6 + 2
a=2
Does this have one, solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions?
5m-3 = 4 + 5m
No solution
What is a constant?
a number by itself
-16 = x+2
x= -18
x/3 - 6 = -3
x= 9
Solving Equations
-21 = 7(5k - 8)
k = 1
Does this have one, solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions?
-3(𝑥 − 9) = −3x + 18
Infinitely many solutions
What is a term?
Variables and numbers that are separated by addition and subtraction signs