Potpourri
Vocabulary
1-2 step equations
combining like terms
3 to multi-step equations
100

The Capital of Florida

What is Tallahassee?

100

A _____ is an unknown amount/quantity or value.

What is a variable?

100
-7m = 63
-7m = 63 m=-9
100
6m – 5m + 1
m+1
100

3m-1=m+5

3m-1=m+5
2m=6
m=3

200

Name of two oceans surrounding US coasts.

What are the Pacific and Atlantic oceans?

200

___ ___ have the same variable, or no variable at all.

What are like terms?

200
56/n=-8
n=-7
200

-6x(4-5)

-24x+30x = 6x

200
-5-3x=2x+10
x=-3
300

The capital of California

What is Sacramento?

300

_____ means to put together; add

What is combine?

300
-2k-4=8
k=-6
300

9-3d(6+9)

9-18d-27d
= 9-45d

300
4n-40=7(-2n+2)
4n-40=7(-2n+2) n=3
400

The third planet from the sun.

What is Earth?

400
a rule in math that is the first step to follow when solving multi-step equations
The Distributive Property is a rule in math that is the first step to follow when solving multi-step equations
400
h/-3 + 6 = -4
h=30
400

-4(-5f-3) +11 - 2f

-4(-5f-3) +11 - 2f
20f+12+11-2f
18f+23

400
38+7k=8(k+4)
k=6
500

Stand up and give a cheer for the tigers. Remember, it's worth 500 points, so make it good! (but let's not disturb the classes next door.

Woo hoo!

500

The three (or 5) steps to solving multi-equations are ...

1. Distribute
2. Combine like terms (Combine like terms on each side, get the variables on one side and constants on the other)
3. Solve (multiply or divide)

500

(h-9)/5=-10

h=-41

500

g-4m+2(m-3)+6-2g

g-4m+2(m-3)+6-2g
g-4m+2m-6+6-2g
-g-2m

500
4(-8m+5)=-32m-26
4(-8m+5)=-32m-26 m=4
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