Solving Linear Equations

Look Alikes

100

3x and 15x can be combined because they are this.

What are like terms?

200

Simplify:

4y - 6 + y² - y - 4y² + 4y + (-6)

What is -3y² + 7y - 12 ?

300

Jaylen simplified the following expression:

2x - 4y + 5 - y + 3 + 3x 

His simplified expression was: 8

What was his mistake?

What is he combined terms that were not alike ?

OR

What is he cancelled -5y with 5x ?

Give It Up For This Property

100

Distribute the following:

5(x + 2)

What is 5x + 10?

200

Simplify : 

-3 ( -2 -x) 

What is 6 + 3x  OR 3x + 6 ?

300

Distribute the following:

-(x + -2 + -y)

What is -x + 2 + y ?

400

The inverse of distributing is known as this term, for dividing a common value out of at least 2 terms.

What is factoring?

Do the 2-Step

100

Solve the equation:

2 x - 8 = 10

What is x = 9 ?

200

Solve the equation:

3 - 9x = -6 - 8x

What is x = 9 ?

300

Nelly solves the equation:

4(a + 1) = 2

Her solution was:   a = 1/2  (or 0.5)

(What was her mistake?)

What is she added 4 to both sides rather than subtracting 4 ?

A Tall Staircase

100

Solve the equation:

4(2a + 3) = -3(a - 1) + 31

What is a = 2?

200

Solve the equation:

-3x - 4(4x - 8) = 3(-8x - 1)

What is x = -7 ?

300

Solve the equation: 

13x - 9x + 20 = 30 + 2

What is x = 3 ?

Final Jeopardy!

100

Solving Multi-Step Equations

5(2x - 4) + x +1 = -10x - (x - 3)