solve for x
3x+6=18
x=4
2x+1=2x+1
2(x)+1
2x+1
2+3-1
4
we can use what property to simplify the expression
3(x+2)
distributive property
(3/4)x+2=6
(16/3)
3x+5=2x+5
1 solution
2(3x+4)
6x+8
3x+2+3x
6x+2
what is our first step in solving an multistep equation
simplify as much as possible
2x+6=3x+9
x=-3
(1/3)x +5= (1/3)x +6
no solutions
2(3x+2)-5
6x-1
3(x+3)+2x
5x+9
what is the second step to solving a multi step equation
get the variable on the same side as soon as possible
4x+23=19
x=-1
3(x+2) +3= 2+3x+ 7
infinitely many solutions
(1/3)(3x+2)
x+(2/3)
2-5+3x+5+4x+7-9+6x-10x
3x
how could we get rid of the fractions in the equation
(1/3)x+2=(2/3)x+4
multiply both sides by the denominator (3)
(1/3)x+2=(2/3)x+4
x=-6
2(1/3x +4)10= 3(2/4x +7)3
one solution
3(1/3x -3)- 2x
-1x-9
1000x+2-2+3-3+4-4+5-5+6-6-1000x
0
does x= 0 mean that there is no solution
no