Vocabulary
1-2 step equations
combining like terms
3 to multi-step equations
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A _____ is an unknown amount/quantity or value.

What is a variable?

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-7m = 63
-7m = 63 m=-9
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6m – 5m + 1
m+1
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3m-1=m+5

3m-1=m+5
2m=6
m=3

200

___ ___ have the same variable, or no variable at all.

What are like terms?

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56/n=-8
n=-7
200

-6x(4-5)

-24x+30x = 6x

200
-5-3x=2x+10
x=-3
300

_____ means to put together; add

What is combine?

300
-2k-4=8
k=-6
300

9-3d(6+9)

9-18d-27d
= 9-45d

300
4n-40=7(-2n+2)
4n-40=7(-2n+2) n=3
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a rule in math that is the first step to follow when solving multi-step equations
The Distributive Property is a rule in math that is the first step to follow when solving multi-step equations
400
h/-3 + 6 = -4
h=30
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-4(-5f-3) +11 - 2f

-4(-5f-3) +11 - 2f
20f+12+11-2f
18f+23

400
38+7k=8(k+4)
k=6
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The three (or 5) steps to solving multi-equations are ...

1. Distribute
2. Combine like terms (Combine like terms on each side, get the variables on one side and constants on the other)
3. Solve (multiply or divide)

500

(h-9)/5=-10

h=-41

500

g-4m+2(m-3)+6-2g

g-4m+2(m-3)+6-2g
g-4m+2m-6+6-2g
-g-2m

500
4(-8m+5)=-32m-26
4(-8m+5)=-32m-26 m=4