Vocabulary
Distributive Property
Combining Like Terms
Two-Step Equations
Multistep Equations
100
Give an example of a variable
Any letter is correct
100
What is the outside term in 3(x -4)?
3
100
Which terms in this expression could be combined with 3x?


2x + 9y -10 + x - 8c

2x and x 
100
Solve:


3x - 4 = 8

x = 4
100
What would you do first to solve this?


3(3x + 4) - 9 = 27

Distribute 
200
What is the coefficient in 3x?
3
200
Which operation do you perform when using distributive property? 
Multiplication 
200
What does the word combine mean?
to add together 
200
What operation would you use to UNDO x/7


multiplication 
200

Solve: 


3x + 9x - 4x + 9 = 33 

x= 3

300
Define constant 
A number all by itself in an expression (not being multiplied by anything or affected by a variable)
300
Distribute: 


-x(3 + 4) 

-3x -4x 
300
Combine -y and - 10y
-11y
300
Solve:


-4y + 10 = 26 

y = -4 
300

What are the three steps you need to follow to solve multistep equations?

1. Distribute

2. Combine like terms

3. Solve the remaining two-step equation

400
List all the coefficients in this expression: -3x + 4 - 10x + 7 -4x 
-3, -10, and -4 
400
What is the coefficient of x in this expression: 3(x -4) 
1 
400
How many term families are in the following expression?


3x - y +12 - 10y + 4x 

three (x's, y's, and plain numbers) 
400

Which operation would you do first, when trying to solve this for x?


(x + 7) / 5 = 10 

multiplication (to cancel out the 5) 

400
What is the goal of solving a multistep equation? 
To isolate the variable 
500
Tell me the three kinds of terms.
A variable by itself, a number by itself, a number being multiplied by a variable 
500
Distribute: 


-2x(4 + 3) -3(x - 5)

-8x -6x -3x +15
500
Combine: 


3x - 4y + x -4x + 7y 

3y 
500
Solve:


2/3x + 4 = 10

x = 9 
500

Solve:


3/4x + 3/2x - 4 = 5

x = 4 

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