Solving Equations
-4x - 7 - 3x + 4 = 25
What is:
x=-4
Solving Equations
-15-3w=4w-2w
What is:
w=-3
2(x+7)= -2x - 14
What is: One Solution
x = -7
What is the first step to solving a 2-step equation?
Check for the distributive property
5x+2-3
5x-1
Solving Equations
3k + 2(5k-3) = 7
What is:
k=1
Solving Equations
11+3p-7=6p+5-3p
What is: no solution
6x - 5 = 4 -2x + 7
What is: One Solution
x=2
What is the first step to solving the equation below
4(2x-6) -5(x+ 4) = 2x+4
Distribute
3(y-1)
3y-3
Solving Equations
y - 3(2y - 7) = 76
What is:
y = -11
2(k+4)=3(k-2)
k=14
8(x+3) = -9-3x
What is: One Solution
x=-3
What do you do first in the problem below:
4x+8-2x-6= -4+6x
Combine like terms
4(z-6)+3-6z
-2z-21
Solving Equations
7(3r - 1) - (r + 5) = -52
What is:
r = -2
Solving Equations
2(x-8)+4x=6(x-2)-4
What is: Multiple/Infinite Solutions
-9(3x + 6) = - 3(9x + 2)
What is:
no solution
In equations do you usually divide first or add/subtract
Add/Subtract so all variable terms are on one side and all constants are on the other.
3(w-4)-5(w-3)+2
-2w+5
Solving Equations
5(2n-3)-(n+8) = 13
What is:
n=4
Solving Equations:
-8(a-4)+3a=2(4a+9)+1
What is:
a=1
-2x-15-4x = -3x-3(x+5)
What is: Multiple/Infinite Solutions
What is the final step of solving an equation?
multiply/divide to get the variable by itself
check answer
1/2 (8h+4) - 3(h+1)
h-1