Multistep equations

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What is a multistep equation?

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A multistep equation is an equation that requires more than one step to solve. It often involves combining like terms, using the distributive property, and performing inverse operations.

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What does it mean to combine like terms?

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Combining like terms means to simplify an expression by adding or subtracting terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

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What is the first step in solving the equation 11 - 3x = 44?

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Subtract 11 from both sides to isolate the term with the variable.

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x = 0

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What is the distributive property?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, meaning you can distribute a factor across a sum.

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How do you isolate a variable in an equation?

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To isolate a variable, you perform inverse operations to get the variable alone on one side of the equation.

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k = 8

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What does it mean to perform inverse operations?

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Inverse operations are operations that undo each other, such as addition and subtraction or multiplication and division.

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What is the solution to the equation 3x + 5 = 20?

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x = 5

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How do you check if your solution to an equation is correct?

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You can check your solution by substituting it back into the original equation to see if both sides are equal.