Variables on both sides
− 3 + 5a = 4a − 10
a = -7
- 2k = k - 15
x = 5
- 16 + 3n = - 8 - 5n
n = 1
8n = 3n – 15
y = -3
Define a term or tell me how many terms are in this problem.
5x + 4 = 6 - 7x
4 terms
What month was Miss Huffer born?
January
−12 − 4b = 4 − 2b
b = -8
3n − 15 = 7n + n
n = -3
3v + 2 = 4v + 4
v = -2
Letter that represents an unknown number
Variable
n - 2 = 4n +1
n = -1
4 + 6x = − 3 + 7x
x = 7
Miss Huffer's dream vacation is ....
Europe (Italy/Spain/Greece) or Tokoyo, Japan
x + 3 = − 6 + 4x
x = 3
Finish the statement
What you do to one side.....
You do to the other.
1 - x = 16 - 4x
x = 5
- 10 - 15n = -33 + 8n
n = 1
- 8x + 32 = - 8 - 16x
x = -5
36 + 5n = - 3n - 12
n = -6
Doing the opposite operation
Inverse Operations
4r + 8 + 5 = −15 − 3r
r = -4
8x + 6x = 12x +12
x = 6
7p + 2 - 3 = 8p - 8
p = 7
- 7 - 2x = 7 (x + 8)
x = -7
The number in the equations without a variable
Constant