First Steps
What is the first step to solve this equations?
x + 12 = 37
subtract 12
Solve for x.
x + 8 = 10
x = 2
Inverse operation of addition
What is subtraction?
List the first step and the second step needed to solve this equations.
3x + 12 = 10
subtract 12
divide by 3
Solve for y.
3x + 12 = 45
x = 11
What is the first step to solve this equations?
5x = 20
divide by 5
Solve for x.
5x = 20
x = 4
Inverse operation of multiplication
What is division?
List the first step and the second step needed to solve this equations.
x/5 - 7 = 4
add 7
multiply by 5
Solve for x.
x/5 - 7 = 3
x = 50
What is the first step to solve this equations?
x/8 = 32
multiply by 8
Solve for x.
x/8 = 2
x = 16
Inverse operation of subtraction
What is addition
List the first step and the second step needed to solve this equations.
7 + 4x = -5
subtract 7
divide by 4
Solve for x.
7 + 4x = 8
x = 1/4
What is the first step to solve this equations?
22 + x = 73
subtract 22
Solve for x.
10 + x = 60
x = 50
Inverse operation of division
What is multiplication?
List the first step and the second step needed to solve this equations.
-2x - 8 = 26
subtract 24
add 8
Solve for x.
x/(-3) - 8 = 2
x = 30
What is the first step to solve this equations?
x - 82 = 33
add 82
Solve for x.
x + 4 = -4
x = -8
Define Inverse operation
What is operations that are the opposite of each other. Operations that undo each other.
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
List the first step and the second step needed to solve this equations.
6 + y/(-9) = 20
subtract 6
multiply by 9
Solve for x.
6 + 3x - 5x = 4
x =1