Verbal Expressions
Properties
1-step equations
2-step equations
Multi-step equations
100

3 less than 10

10-3=7

100

2+3=3+2

Commutative property of addition

100

x+5=17

x=-22

100

3x+2=14

x=4

100

2x+3x+5x=5-4+20

x=12

200

18 split into 3

18÷3=6

200

4+0=4

Additive zero property

200

-15=x+3

-12=x

200

43=8x-5

x=6

200

2x+62-8=4x+9

x=8.87

300

9 combined with 14

9+14=23

300

7 + 2 = 2 + 7

Commutative Property

300

-3x=19

x=6.33

300

7x-4=31

x=5

300
5x+18+5x-4=18x * 7

x=4.34

400

5 less than 8

3

400

(12 • 44) • 13 • 5 = 12 • 44 • (13 • 5)


Associative Property

400

x+12=-14

x=-26

400

42=-7(x-3)

x=-3

400

3*5x*67-42=6+4x+8x

x=22

500

the product of 10 and 10

100

500

6 (3 + 11 + 4) = 6 • 3 + 6 • 11 + 6 • 4

Distributive Property

500

2x=-18

x=-9

500

-11x+7=40

x=-3=40

500

3x+5-8*6=-9(6+7x)+7

x=-5.42