Linear equations (one variable)

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What is a linear equation in one variable?

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How do you isolate a variable in an equation?

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

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What does it mean to solve an equation?

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Solving an equation means finding the value of the variable that makes the equation true.

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The first step is to isolate the variable by dividing both sides by 8.

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If I have $57 and earn $15, how much do I have before buying 9 movie tickets?

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You have $72 before buying the tickets.

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How do you find the cost of each movie ticket if you spent all your money on 9 tickets?

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If there are 28 bouncy balls shared among 7 friends, how many does each friend get?

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What is the definition of a reciprocal?

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