Inverse Operations
Solving Equations By Subtracting
Solving Equations By Subtraction
Solving Equations By Multiplying
Solving Equations By Dividing
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Whats is the Inverse Operation of Subtraction
Addition
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Solve 34+x=44

10

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j-34=200

234

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r/6=390

2,340

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7.8h=15.6

2

200
What is the Inverse Operation of Addition
Subtraction
200

a+13=24

11

200

898+h=944

46

200

t/30=6

180

200

4x=1380

345

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What is the Inverse Operation of Division
Multiplication
300

3.5+b=6

2.5

300

n+6.2=15.1

8.9

300

r/3500=70

245,000

300

3h=168

56

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What is the Inverse Operation of Multiplication
Division
400

c+56=256

200

400

4.6+j=7.5

2.9

400

x/475=95

45,125

400

5c=500

100

500

Isolate the variable means to...

Get the variable free of all numbers (or something like that)

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What are the steps for solving an equation?

Isolate the Variable

Whatever you do to one side of the equation you must do the exact same thing on the other side of the equal sign.

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If you divide to isolate the variable on one side of an equation, what must you do to the other side of the equation to keep it in balance?

Divide by the same amount on the other side.

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What is it called when we get the variable by itself?

Isolate the variable or Free the Variable

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Multiplying by 1/5 is the same as __________.

Dividing by 5

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