Solving Equations Revisit

What is the first step when solving an equation?

• Isolate the variable

• Check your solution

• Write the given equation

• IDK

Using the "opposite operation" to "undo" and isolate the variable when solving an equation is more commonly called...

• Inverse operations
• math
• variable
• PEMDAS

The value of the variable that makes the equation true is called the _________________.

• answer

• isolated number

• variable

• solution

The last step in solving an equation is to _________________.

• Find the solution

• Check your solution

• Use the inverse operation

• Drop the mic

What is the inverse operation of multiplication?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

• none of the above

What is the inverse operation of addition?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

• none of the above

What is the inverse operation of division?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

• none of the above

What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

• none of the above

How would you solve this equation: 9x=153?

• multiply both sides by 9

• divide both sides by 9

• add 9 to both sides

• subtract 9 to both sides

To solve the equation

x + 5 = 8

I would ....

• subtract 5 from x

• subtract 5 from both sides

• subtract 5 from one side and add 5 to the other

• add 5 to both sides