5(x - 12)= -80
What is x = -4
Which of the 4 terms below can be simplified?
a. 3x^2 + 7x
b. -9p+ 12p
c. 2y - 4
d. 4x + 4y
What is b
What are the two steps in solving a two-step equation?
1. add/subtract on both sides
2. multiply/divide on both sides
10(w + 5) = -10
W = -6
What do the properties of equality state?
Whatever you do to one side of the equal sign, you have to do to the other (add, subtract, multiply, or divide)
What does the Commutative Property of addition and multiplication allow you to do?
Change the order to make adding and multiplying easier
7(m - 11) -7 = -98
m =-2
You rent a canoe for $7.50 per hour that has an initial cost of $20. You spend $57.50. How long did you rent the canoe for?
What is 5 hours
12.2 = 2x - 7.8
x = 10
10a + 6(a - 3) = -66
A = -3
11p = -44
What property of equality would you use to isolate the variable?
P.O.E multiplication
What does the Associative Property of addition and multiplication allow you to do?
Change the grouping to make addition and multiplication easier
2(t + 4) + 6t= 24
What is t = 2
Simplify the expression
6(c - 5) - 3c
3c - 30
If the area of the rectangle below is
87cm^2
Solve for X
x = 9
Solve the equation below and justify the steps by stating the properties of equality.
3/4x + 6 = 18
x = 16
P.O.E subtraction
P.O.E. Multiplication
What are the other four words that mean the same as multiplicative inverse
Multiply by the Reciprocal
-9(m - 4) - 9 =54
m = -3
What are the four steps in solving a multi-step equation?
1. Distribute
2. Combine Like Terms
3. add/subtract on both sides
4. multiply/divide on both sides
-3/4x + 7 = -8
x = 20
If the perimeter of the shape below is 52 ft, what is the length of the rectangle?
23 ft
Six more than the number w is 2
WRITE and Solve the equation
w = -4
What does it mean to distribute and give an example of a problem you would need to distribute
Multiply the outside number to everything inside the parentheses
3(x + 2)
- (-x + 9)= 4
x = 13
4/3w - 12 = 2/3w
w = 18
The cost (in dollars) of making n birthday cakes is represented by c = 30n + 25. How many birthday cakes did you make if the cost is $295?
x = 9 birthday cakes
A rectangle has the length of (x + 5)in and the width of 2in. The area of the rectangle is 60 inches squared. What is the length of the rectangle? A=LW
L = 30 in
What are the five steps in solving an equation with variables on both sides of the equal sign?
1) Distribute
2) Combine Like Terms
3)add/subtract coefficient
4) add/subtract constant
5) Multiply/divide to isolate the variable
What terms can be combined in the following expression:
-2x + 5x^2 -3x + 7y - 2
-2x and -3x which = -5x