One-Step
x - 19 = -14
x=5
-4p - 5.7 = 11.1
p = -4.2
1/4z - 2/7 = 5/7
z = 4
3m + 7 = -8
m=-5
The inverse operation of division is...
Multiplication
-4x = -68
x=17
1.25r - 7 = 2.5
r = 7.6
-1/3 + 5e = -3/4
e = -1/12
-12(a - 2) = -50
a = 37/6
The number multiplying a variable is called the...
Coefficient
y/12 = -5
y=-60
7.8b - 2.14 = -42.7
b = -5.2
3 - r/8 = -9/2
r = 12
4x - 28 - 13x = 17
x = -5
Given the fraction 2/3, the fraction 3/2 is called the...
Reciprocal
4/5 x = 32
x=40
0.65 + 9.85 = c/0.65 +2.6
c = 5.135
x/4 - 1/2 = 3 1/4
x = 15
203 = m/67 + 189
m = 938
Before you start solving an equation, you must do what two things?
Distribute and combine like terms
2 5/8 x = -7
x=-8/3
4.838 - 1.202 = 1.85z - 3.209
z = 3.7
6 7/9 = 2/3 - 5x
x = -11/9
212x - 5216 = 9310 + 2646
x = 81
The answer to an equation is called a...
Solution