Adding
x + 10 = 22
x=12
x - 10 = 11
x=21
What is another name for INVERSE?
Opposite
2x=16
x=8
x/5=-3
x=-15
x + 9 = 12
x=3
x - 15 = 22
x=37
What are the 4 main operations and their opposites?
multiplying/dividing
3x=-15
x=-5
x/-6=-4
x=24
x + 13 = -13
x=-26
x - 8 = -12
x=-4
what are we doing when we "plug in" the answer?
substitution
-4x=-20
x=5
x/12=12
x=144
x + 15 = 7
x=-8
x - 12 = -17
x=-5
What is a variable?
the unknown, represented by a letter
-7x=49
x=-7
x/-15=-4
x=60
x + 16 = -4
x=-20
x - 16 = 45
x=61
x + 3 = 9
What is the 3 called?
a constant
-5x=-125
x=25
x/-14=-4
x=56