Solving one and two step equations

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What is a one-step equation?

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A one-step equation is an equation that can be solved in a single operation, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.

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What is a two-step equation?

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A two-step equation requires two operations to solve for the variable.

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Distribute to remove parentheses.

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How do you isolate a variable in an equation?

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You perform inverse operations to both sides of the equation to get the variable by itself.

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x = 20.

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w = 12.

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Add 12 to both sides, then divide by 3 to find x = 3.

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Distribute the 2 to both terms inside the parentheses.

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What does it mean to 'distribute' in algebra?

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To distribute means to multiply each term inside parentheses by the factor outside.

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What is the inverse operation of addition?

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Subtraction.