Solving Equations

-3+5a=4a-10

• 7

• -7

• 8

• -8

What would be the first step to solve this?

-16+3n=-8-5n

• add 5n to both sides

• subtract 5n from both sides

• divide by 5

• divide by 3

-16+3n=-8-5n

• 2

• 8

• -1

• 1

3n-15=7n+n

• 2

• -3

• -2

• 3

3x-21=2x+5

• -26

• 26

• 8

• 4

6x-24=2x+44

• -27

• 36

• 27

• -36

8x-20=2x+34

• 9

• 3

• -9

• -3

4x-18=x+3

• -21

• 7

• 21

• -7

7x+21=2x-49

• -7

• -14

• 7

• 14

6x+68=2x-44

• -36

• -28

• 36

• 28