Solving one step equations

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What is a solution in an equation?

Back

What the variable in an equation equals.

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What is the goal when solving an equation?

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Find what the variable is.

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What is the first step to solve for x in the equation x + 7 = 12?

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Subtract 7 from both sides.

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What is the inverse of multiplication?

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Division.

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What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

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Addition.

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What does it mean to isolate a variable?

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

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What is an equation?

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A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal.

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What is the purpose of checking a solution?

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To verify that the solution satisfies the original equation.

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What is the term for combining like terms in an equation?

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Simplifying.

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What operation would you use to solve the equation 3x = 12?

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Divide both sides by 3.