Solve Two-Step Equations Practice - A

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What is a two-step equation?

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An equation that requires two operations to solve for the variable.

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What is the first step in solving a two-step equation?

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Isolate the variable.

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What does it mean to isolate the variable?

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To get the variable alone on one side of the equation.

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What operation should be performed first in the equation 3x + 4 = 10?

Back

Subtract 4 from both sides.

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What is the solution to the equation 3x = 6?

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x = 2.

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What is the inverse operation of addition?

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Subtraction.

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What is the inverse operation of multiplication?

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Division.

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In the equation 2x + 5 = 15, what is the first step to solve for x?

Back

Subtract 5 from both sides.

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If you have the equation x/4 = 3, what is the first step to solve for x?

Back

Multiply both sides by 4.

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What does it mean to perform inverse operations?

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To use operations that undo each other to isolate the variable.