Miscellaneous
Step by Step
Solving Equations
Solving Equations pt 2
Steps of Solving Equations
100

A letter used to represent an unknown number

What is a variable?

100

What is the first step in solving this equation?

2k + 5 = 17

subtract 5 from each side

100
3a - 5 = 4
What is 3 ?
100

52=8p-44

What is 12?

100

What is a variable?

A placeholder for unknown values.

200

The opposite of addition

What is subtraction?

200

What would you do first?

2a + 11 = 35

What is subtract 11 from both sides?

200
5m - 7 = 23
What is 6 ?
200

7v+9=-5

What is -2 ?

200

What does a proportional relationship look like on a graph?

A straight line that goes through the origin

300

The four basic operations

What are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division?

300

What would you do first?

2r + 39 = 65

What is subtract 39 from both sides?

300

6(k - 5) = 30

What is 10 ?

300

10(x+34)=-90

What is -43 ?

300

What is a positive times a negative?

negative

400
A number right in front of a variable
What is a coefficient?
400

What would you do for the first step?

12(s + 2) = 48

What is distribute the 12?

400

-4(j - 2) = 8

What is 0 ?

400

7(s-12)=-28

What is 8 ?

400

What does Inverse mean?

opposite?

500

What is the goal to solving equations?

get the variable by itself? (isolate the Variable)

500

When solving, how would I get rid of the 19?

19b + 314 = 1663

What is divide both sides by 19?

500

5h-11=9

What is 4?

500

3(x-3) =15

What is 8?

500

What is the rule for subtracting negative numbers?

Keep Change Opposite?