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5(x - 12)= -80

What is x = -4

100

Which of the 4 terms below can be simplified?

a. 3x^2 + 7x

b. -9p+ 12p

c. 2y - 4

d. 4x + 4y

What is b

100

What are the two steps in solving a two-step equation?

1. add/subtract on both sides

2. multiply/divide on both sides

100

10(w + 5) = -10

W = -6

100

What do the properties of equality state?

Whatever you do to one side of the equal sign, you have to do to the other (add, subtract, multiply, or divide)

100

What does the Commutative Property of addition and multiplication allow you to do?

Change the order to make adding and multiplying easier

200

7(m - 11) -7 = -98

m =-2

200

You rent a canoe for $7.50 per hour that has an initial cost of $20. You spend $57.50. How long did you rent the canoe for?

What is 5 hours

200

12.2 = 2x - 7.8

x = 10

200

10a + 6(a - 3) = -66

A = -3

200

11p = -44

What property of equality would you use to isolate the variable?

P.O.E multiplication

200

What does the Associative Property of addition and multiplication allow you to do? 

Change the grouping to make addition and multiplication easier

300

2(t + 4) + 6t= 24

What is t = 2

300

Simplify the expression

6(c - 5) - 3c

3c - 30

300

If the area of the rectangle below is  

87cm^2

Solve for X

x = 9

300

Solve the equation below and justify the steps by stating the properties of equality.

3/4x + 6 = 18

x = 16

P.O.E subtraction

P.O.E. Multiplication

300

What are the other four words that mean the same as multiplicative inverse

Multiply by the Reciprocal

400

-9(m - 4) - 9 =54

m = -3

400

What are the four steps in solving a multi-step equation?

1. Distribute

2. Combine Like Terms

3. add/subtract on both sides

4. multiply/divide on both sides

400

-3/4x + 7 = -8

x = 20

400

If the perimeter of the shape below is 52 ft, what is the length of the rectangle?



23 ft

400

Six more than the number w is 2

WRITE and Solve the equation 

w = -4

400

What does it mean to distribute and give an example of a problem you would need to distribute

Multiply the outside number to everything inside the parentheses

3(x + 2)

500

- (-x + 9)= 4

x = 13

500

4/3w - 12 = 2/3w

w = 18

500

The cost (in dollars) of making n birthday cakes is represented by c = 30n + 25. How many birthday cakes did you make if the cost is $295?

x = 9 birthday cakes

500

A rectangle has the length of (x + 5)in and the width of 2in. The area of the rectangle is 60 inches squared. What is the length of the rectangle? A=LW

L = 30 in 

500

What are the five steps in solving an equation with variables on both sides of the equal sign?


1) Distribute

2) Combine Like Terms

3)add/subtract coefficient

4) add/subtract constant

5) Multiply/divide to isolate the variable

500

What terms can be combined in the following expression:

-2x + 5x^2 -3x + 7y - 2

-2x and -3x which = -5x