One-Step Equations
3=1+a
What is 2
-10-3b=20
What is -10
-2 = -7m + 6m
What is 2
-2k+22=4(8k-3)
What is k = 1
The first step in solving multistep equations.
What is... distribute to get rid of parenthesis? 3(x-1) = 3x-3
Solve for x:
-2=5x
What is x= -2/5 or -0.4
-55= -5(-9+m)
What is 20
-4(5x-8)= -108
What is a=7
2+x=1+6(7x+7)
What is x=-1
The second step in solving multistep equations.
What is... combine like terms?
x/2 = -7
What is x=-14
-4 + (b/6) = -6
What is b = -12
-168=-7(-5+3x)-8x
What is x = 7
Solve for x:
-3x+2 -4x=-3
What is 5/7
The third step in solving multistep equations?
What is.. move the variable to one side?
v/4= 0.25
What is v=1
5 = (-2+n)/3
What is n = 17
93= -3(6x+4)-3
What is x is -6
4r+39=5(5-2r)
What is r=-1
The fourth step in solving multistep equations.
What is... add or subtract to isolate the variable term?
Joe ran 17 miles less than Alayah. Joe ran 11 miles. How many miles did Alayah run?
What is 28 miles
A cookie jar starts off with 32 cookies in it and each day 2 cookies are eaten. After a certain number of days there are 14 cookies left in the jar. Find the number of days that have passed.
What is 9 days
In science class, Noah needed 8 test tubes for 3 different experiments. The first experiment required 2 test tubes and the other two experiments required the same number of test tubes. How many test tubes did each of the other two experiments require?
2+2x=8
What is 3
5(7n+8)+5n=4+4n
What is n=-1
The fifth step in solving multistep equations.
What is... multiply or divide to isolate the variable?