One-step Equations Mr. A.

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?

-3=x+5

• add 3 to both sides

• subtract 5 from both sides

• add 5 to both sides

• multiply 5 from both sides

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?
-18=m+12

• add 18 to both sides
• subtract 18 from both sides
• add 12 to both sides
• subtract 12 from both sides

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?

• subtract   ¹/₁₀  from both sides
• subtract   -³/₅  from both sides
• add ¹/₁₀  to both sides
• add ³/₅ to both sides

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?
f+6=-6

• multiply both sides by 6
• divide both sides by 6
• add 6 to both sides
• subtract 6  from both sides

Solve the equation:
4p = 16

• p = 12
• p = -12
• p = -4
• p = 4

17 = x + 3

• x = 20
• x = 14
• x = 13
• x = 19

x - 62 = 123
How should you show your work to isolate the variable and solve the equation?

• Add 62 to each side. 
• Subtract 62 from each side.
• Multiply each side by 62.
• Add 123 to each side.

10x = 90

• x = 80
• x = 100
• x = 10
• x = 9

Solve the equation
3x = 27. 

• x = 24
• x = 81
• x = 9
• x = 3

What is the inverse operation of division?

• Division
• Multiplication
• Addition
• Subtraction