Multi-Step Equations

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What must you use to solve equations?

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Inverse operations.

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What is the objective when solving an equation?

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Isolate the variable.

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What are inverse operations?

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Operations that reverse the effect of each other, such as addition and subtraction.

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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 a multi-step equation?

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An equation that requires more than one step to solve.

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Subtract 3 from both sides.

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What does 'combine like terms' mean?

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To add or subtract terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.