4 = -8 + x
x= 12
6x – 13 = 11
x= 4
Solving Equations
4x + 2x + 2= 8
x = 1
Solving Equations
3x - 2 = 2x + 6
x = 8
What operation is the opposite of addition?
Subtraction
x + 12 = 0
x= -12
3x + 5 = 14
x= 3
Solving Equations
3x - 6x + 2 - 5 = 6
x = -3
Solving Equations
-3p + 1 = 2p + 6
p = -1
What operation is the opposite of division?
Multiplication
3 = -2 – x
x= -5
x/2 + 13 =-8
x= -42
Solving Equations
-21 = 7(5k-8)
Solving Equations
2(x + 5) = x + 4
x = -6
What would you do first when looking at a problem like this?
5(x + 8) - 6 = -1
Use the Distributive Property
5x = -80
x= -16
x/3 -6=-3
x= 9
Solving Equations
14 = 3(a + 2) + 2
a=2
Solving Equations
5(x - 3) = 3(x + 3)
Solve the following equation
3x + 6 = 3(x + 2)
Infinite Solutions
-16 = x+2
x= -18
2/3x+4=10
x= 9
Solving Equations
2-2(x+4)=10
x = -8
Solving Equations
3(x + 4) - 5 = 6 - 2(x - 3)
x = 1
Solve the following equation
4(x + 2) = 2(2x + 3)
No Solutions