Multi-step Equations, Combining Like Terms

Multi-step Equations, Combining Like Terms

Guided Practice

8x - 5x + 17 = 26

Multi-step equation

Multiple Choice

What is the first step in solving this equation: 8x - 5x + 17 = 26

• Subtract 17 from both sides

• Add 17 to both sides

• Combine like terms, 3x

• Combine like terms, 13x

3x + 17 = 26

two-step equation

Multiple Choice

What is the next step in solving this equation: 3x + 17 = 26

• subtract 17 from both sides

• add 17 to both sides

• multiply by 3

• divide by 3

3x = 9

one-step equation

Multiple Choice

What is the last step in solving this equation: 3x = 9

• add 3 to each side, x=12

• subtract 3 from each side, x=0

• multiply by 3, x=9

• divide by 3, x=3

-12 = 10x - 8 - 6x

Multi-step equation

Multiple Choice

What's the first step to solve this equation: -12 = 10x - 8 - 6x

• add 8 to both sides

• add 12 to both sides

• combine like terms, 4x

• combine like terms, 16x

Multiple Choice

What's the second step in solving this equation: -12 = 4x - 8

• add 8 to both sides

• subtract 8 from both sides

• multiply by 4

• divide by 4

Multiple Choice

What's the next step in solving this equation: -4 = 4x

• multiply by -4

• divide by -4

• divide by 4

• multiply by 4