Solving One-Step Equations Adding and Subtracting

The inverse of subtraction is 

• adding
• subtracting
• multiplying 
• dividing

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x + 3 = 29

• x = 32
• x = 29
• x = 26
• x = 3

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x - 5 = 27

• x = 32
• x = 22
• x = 135
• x = 5

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t + 3.924 = 15.58

• 54.82
• 19.504
• 11.656
• 5.482

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4.9 = x + 1.5

• 4.2 = x
• 6.4 = x
• 3.4 = x
• 5.8 = x

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x + 12 = 20

• x = 32
• x = -32
• x = 8
• x = -8

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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.

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x + 40 = 56

• x = 16
• x = 96
• x = 15
• x = 10

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Translate 4 more than x equals 7 into an equation and solve. 

• x+4=7
  x = 11
• x+4=7
  x = 3
• x-4=7
  x = 11
• x-4=7
  x=3

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x - 32 = 49

• x = 17
• x = 71
• x = 81
• x = 49

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