1-Step Equations 1
Solve: x - 1 = 4
x = 5
Solve: 2x = 10
x = 5
Solve: 3x + 2 = 5
x = 1
Solve: 0.5x + 1 = 6
x = 10
What is the inverse operation of addition?
Subtraction
Solve: y + 4 = 8
y = 4
Solve: -4x = 16
x = -4
Solve: 2x - 1 = 7
x = 4
Solve: 3 + 1/2b = 7
b = 8
What is the inverse operation of subtraction?
Addition
Solve: 3 + b = 2
b = -1
Solve: X/3=9
x = 27
Solve: -x - 2 = 1
x = -3
Solve: 1.5x + 1 = 4
x = 2
Division
x - 1 = -3
x = -2
Solve: -y = 6
y = -6
Solve: b/2 - 6 = 2
b = 16
Solve: y/0.2 - 3 = -2
y = 0.2
What is an inverse operation?
The Opposite Operation!
Solve: a + 5 = -5
x = -10
Solve: X/-5=2
x = -10
Solve: x/3 + 2 = 2
x = 0
Solve:
23 = x/3 + 26
x = -9
What does isolating the variable mean?
Getting it by itself :)