Solving Equations

One-Step Equations

100

4 = -8 + x

x= 12

200

x + 12 = 0

x= -12

300

3 = -2 + x

x= 5

400

5x = -80

x= -16

500

-16 = x/2

x= -32

Two-Step Equations

100

6x – 13 = 11

x= 4

200

3x + 5 = 14

x= 3

300

x/2 - 3 =-8

x= -10

400

x/2 - 50 =10

x= 120

500

x/3 - 6 = -3

x= 9

Multi-Step Equations

100

Solving Equations

-5x+9x-15=1

x = 4

200

Solving Equations

5x-2x-31=11

x = 14

300

Solving Equations

3(2x-9)=3

x = 5

400

Solving Equations

2+9(x-1)=2

x = 1

500

Solving Equations

2x-1+2(x-1)=-7

x = -1

Distributive Property Equations

100

Solving Equations

-(-x + 2) = 6

x = 8

200

Solving Equations

-5(p + 4) = 6

p = -5.2

300

Solving Equations

2 (n+5) = 4

n = -3

400

Solving Equations

5(m-3) = 4

m = 19/5 OR 3.8

500

Solving Equations

3(𝑥 − 9) = −3

x = 8

General Trivia

100

What is the 4 Basic Operations?

Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide

200

What are the three steps to solve ANY linear equation?

- Distribute into the Parenthesis

- Combine like terms

- Solve using inverse operations

300

List the three pairs of inverse operations: 

+inverse to - 

x invere to /

x² inverse to sqrt(x)

400

When solving an equation, what Procedure do you do in reverse? 

**HINT - Think Acronym!

Order of Operations or PEMDAS

500

When solving something like 3(x -2) = 12

What step do you do first?

Distributive Property