Various Topics
Vocabulary
1-2 step equations
combining like terms
3 to multi-step equations
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Mathematicians are:

Smart but a little bit lazy

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A _____ is an unknown amount/quantity or value.
A variable is an unknown amount/quantity or value.
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-7m = 63
-7m = 63 m=-9
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6m – 5m + 1
m+1
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3m-1=m+5
3m-1=m+5 2m=6 m=3
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Step 1 in solving linear equations is:

Distribute!

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___ ___ have the same variable or no variable
like terms have the same variable or no variable
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56/n=-8
n=-7
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-6x(4-5)
-24x+30x=6x
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-5-3x=2x+10
x=-3
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Step 2 in solving linear equations is:

combine like terms

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_____ means to put together; add.

What is combine?

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-2k-4=8
k=-6
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9-3d(6+9)
9-18d-27d= 9-45d
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4n-40=7(-2n+2)
4n-40=7(-2n+2) n=3
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The name of 3 8th grade math teachers at EMS

Who are Jurrius, Turner, Lankford. 

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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

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h/-3 + 6 = -4
h=30
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-4(-5f-3) +11 - 2f
-4(-5f-3) +11 - 2f 20f+12+11-2f 18f+23
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38+7k=8(k+4)
k=6
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What are the 3 substeps in isolating the variable?

a. put the variables together

b.  move the constants to the other side of the =

c.  multiply or divide to make it a single Variable

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The four steps to solving multi-equations are 1. ___ 2. ___ 3.____ 4._____.

The four steps to solving multi-equations are 1. Distributive Property 2. Combine like terms (get the variable on one side) 3. Get the variables on one side. 4. Solve.

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h-9/5=-10

h=-8 1/5

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

-g-2m

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

4(-8m+5)=-32m-26 no solution

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