Solving equations

How would you solve the equation?
5x = 30

• Subtract 5 from both sides
• Subtract 30 from both sides
• Multiply both sides by 5
• Divide both sides by 5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

How would you solve the equation?
3 = d/17

• Divide both sides by 17
• Add 3 to both sides
• Multiply both sides by 3
• Multiply both sides by 17

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

How would you solve the equation?
36 = 9 + m

• Subtract 9 from both sides
• Add 9 to both sides
• Multiply both sides by 9
• Divide both sides by 9

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the first step to solve this equation:

-3x + 11 = 44

• Add 3 to both sides

• Subtract 11 from both sides

• Add 11 to both sides

• Divide 3 on both sides.

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

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What operation would you perform first and then second when solving for m in the following equation?
10 + 7m = 17

• subtract 10, divide by 7
• divide by 7, subtract 10
• multiply by 7, add 10
• add 10, multiply by 7

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

What is the first step to solve this equation?
x - 5 = 7 - 2x

• Add 7 to both sides of the equation

• Add 2x to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 2x from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

What is the first step to solve this equation?
3x + 6 = 10 + 3x + 4x 

• Add 4x to both sides of the equation

• Combine like terms 3x and 4x on the same side of the equation

• Add 3x and 6 to get 9x

• Add 6 and 10 to get 16

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

Solve -6x = 18 for x.

• 12

• -3

• 3

• 24

Solve for y: 
2y + 7 = 11

• y = 2
• y = 1
• y = 9
• y = 4

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A