Solving One-Step Equations
x + 55 = 100
x = 45
-x = -18
18
6x + 11 = 65
x = 9
3x + 4 = 16
x = 4
Identify the opposite operation:
x + 2 = 12
Subtraction
x - 80 = 30
x = 110
r / -3 = 6
r = -18
9x - 21 = 60
x = 9
z/-2 - 6 = -2
z = -8
Identify the opposite operation
-5 + x = 10
Addition
4x = 24
x = 6
-4/3 x = -4
x =3
x/2 - 5 = 25
x = 60
-2t - 5 = 9
t = -7
Identify the opposite operation
2x = -8
Division
x/3 = 12
x = 36
t - 4 = -14
t = -10
g/-5 + 3 = -13
g = 80
7(x + 2) = -77
x = -13
Identify the opposite operation
x/3 = -18
Multiplication
-x/4 = 5
x = -20
-8 = -6 + z
z = -2
2/3x + 4 = 16
x = 18
-1/3 (p + 9) = 4
p = 21
Identify the opposite operation
2/3x = 8
Multiply by the reciprocal