Solving 1 and 2 Step Equations

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

• Inverse operations
• math
• variable
• PEMDAS

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

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

x - 4 = 17

• x = 21
• x = 13
• x = 19
• x = 24

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve the equation
3x = 27. 

• x = 24
• x = 81
• x = 9

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

c/16 = 2

• c = 1
• c = 2
• c = 32
• c = 18

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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

4x + 7 = 23

• x = 16
• x = 4
• x = 9
• x = 12

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

7 + ^a⁄₃ = 5

• a= -2
• a= -6
• a= 3
• a= 15

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

-4x+1=21

• x=120
• x=5
• x=30
• x=-5

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A