Solving Multi-Step Equations

Solving Multistep Equations

100

2+5k=3k-6

-4

200

6x-5=2(3x+4)

no solution

300

4x+6=2(2x+3)

all real numbers

400

-5(1-3n)=7(2n+2)

n=-1

500

2-2(7p+6)=-94

p=6

Solving by Using the Distributive Property

100

2(x + 5) = 14

x = 2

200

5(d - 2) = 40

d = 10

300

7(4 - t) = -84

t = 16

400

-2(x - 9) = -24

x = 21

500

-13(4 + 2a) = 208

a = -10

Literal Equations

100

28=st+4 solve for t

24/s=t

200

5b+12c=9 solve for b

b=(9-12c)/5

300

d+3n=1 solve for n

n=(1-d)/3

400

7x-2z=4 solve for x

x=(2z+4)/7

500

(r/t)-2n=y solve for t

r/(y+2n)=t

Equation Grab Bag

100

4x + 9 = 33

x = 6

200

x + 3x = -8

x = -2

300

4(y - 2) + y = -13

y = -1

400

-6(m + 1) + 18 = 24

m = -2

500

7k - 8 + 2(k + 12) = 52

k = 4

Word Problems

100

WRITE AN EQUATION & SOLVE: Julie is 3 years older than her sister. Julie's age is 11 years old. How old is her sister?

n - Julie's sister's age n + 3 = 11 n = 8 Julie's sister is 8 years old.

200

Mr. Cushman bought 7 Hannah Montana t-shirts for a total of $90.93. Each t-shirt cost the same amount. How many Hannah Montana t-shirts did Mr. Cushman buy?

n - # of t-shirts 7n = 90.93 n = 12.99 Each t-shirt cost $12.99

300

Tyler has 4 boxes of apples. Each box has the same number of apples. After Tyler eats 3 apples, there are 109 apples left in the boxes. How many apples were in each box?

a - # of apples in each box 4a - 3 = 109 a = 28 There were 28 apples in each box.

400

Mr. Bucci goes to the grocery store and purchases 17 bags of raisins and a $2.97 jar of peanut butter. His total cost was $34.76. What was the cost for a bag of raisins?

r - cost of a bag of raisins 17r + 2.97 = 34.76 r = 1.87 Each bag of raisins cost $1.87

500

When you count by ones fron many integer, you are counting consecutive integers. Using variables, three consecutive integers are n, n + 1, and n + 2. The sum of three consecutive integers is 48. What are the integers?

n + n + 1 + n + 2 = 48 n = 15 The integers are 15, 16, and 17.