What is 2+2?
4
5n+9=34
n=5
3k+21= 3(k-7)
No Solution
7a+10=2a
a=-2
11x+3=27+8x
x=8
What is the opposite of addition?
Subtraction
3=6y+15
y=-2
6n-n+9=2n+4+5+3n
IMS - Infinitely Many Solutions
-10b=2b-12
b=1
What is the operation that occurs when a number and a letter touch? Example: 3x
Multiplication
5=-4x+21
x=4
3d=18+3d
No Solution
4n+21=n
n=-7
9-2y=8y-6
y=1.5
What is the operation that occurs when a number is below a letter in a fraction? Example: x/4
Division
3a-1=2
a=1
-2(2x+6)=-4(x-3)
No Solution
7a-6=2a-1
a=1
How can we tell the difference between IMS (Infinitely Many Solutions) and No Solution? Give specific examples in your explanation.
IMS - It Makes Sense (2=2)
No Solution - It Makes NO Sense (3=5)
0=-12z+144
z=12
-(3y+6)=3(2-y)
IMS - Infinitely Many Solutions