Steps to solve 2 step equations

The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are: 

• Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5
• Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5
• Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5
• Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

The objective when solving an equation is to....

• isolate the variable.
• check the solution.
• guess and check.
• Combine Like Terms.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the first step to solve this equation:
11 - 3x = 44

• Add 3 to both sides
• Subtract 11 from both sides
• Add 11 to both sides
• Divide 3 on both sides.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the first step to solve
–5x – 8.4 = 17?

• divide by –5 on both sides
• subtract 8.4 from both sides
• subtract 17 from both sides
• add 8.4 to both sides

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

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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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What what is the inverse operation of subtraction?

• addition
• subtraction
• multiplication
• division

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

What is the inverse operation of division?

• Division
• Multiplication
• Addition
• Subtraction

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

What is the inverse operation needed to solve for p?
765 = p - 254

• subtraction
• addition
• multiplication
• division

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve the equation:
-5x = 25

• x = 20
• x = -20
• x = -5
• x = 5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

x - 8 = -5 

• 13
• -13
• 3
• -3

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7