Solving Equations
4x + 3 = 7
What is:
x=1
Solving Equations
5x+3=2x-15
What is:
x=-6
2(x+7)
What is:
2x+14
2/x=6/-9
x=-3
What is the first step to solving a proportion?
Cross Multiply
Solving Equations
4(5x+6) = 124
What is:
x=5
Solving Equations
8p + 1 = p+50
What is:
p=7
6x+5-2x+7
What is:
4x+12
9/k = 40.5/270
k=60
What is the first step to solving the equation below
4(2x-6) -5(x+ 4) = 2x+4
Distribute
Solving Equations
-8(x + 6) - 4=-108
What is:
x=7
3(x+7)=5x-3
x=12
8(x+3)-5-3x
What is:
5x+19
5/a = 75/135
What is:
a = 9
What do you do first in the problem below:
4x+8-2x-6= -4+6x
Combine like terms
Solving Equations
-2(a + 4) = 10
What is:
a = -9
Solving Equations
5(2b+ 3)=6b+11
What is:
b=-1
-9(3x + 6) - 3(x + 1)
What is:
-30x - 57
6/(b+9) = 4/(b+5)
b=3
In equations do you usually divide first or add/subtract
Add/Subtract so all variable terms are on one side and all constants are on the other.
Solving Equations
2(8b-7)-b=1
What is:
b=1
Solving Equations:
2(x-1)=6(2x+8)
What is:
x=-5
-2x+3(2x+5)-15-4x
What is:
0
(n-9)/(n+5)=7/4
n=-71/3
What is the final step of solving an equation?
multiply/divide to get the variable by itself
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