Multi-Step Equations

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What is a multi-step equation?

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A multi-step equation is an equation that requires more than one step to solve, often involving operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

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Subtract 7 from both sides to isolate the term with x.

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How do you isolate a variable in an equation?

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

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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 purpose of distributing in an equation?

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Distributing is used to eliminate parentheses by multiplying each term inside the parentheses by the term outside.

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Distribute -4 to both a and -5.

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What does it mean to check the solution of an equation?

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Checking the solution means substituting the found value back into the original equation to verify that both sides are equal.

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What is an inverse operation?

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An inverse operation is an operation that reverses the effect of another operation, such as addition and subtraction or multiplication and division.