One 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.7

What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Addition

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.2.NBT.B.9

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 of multiplication?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Subtraction

What is the inverse operation of addition?

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

• Addition

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?

 $-3=x+5$  

• add 3 to both sides

• subtract 5 from both sides

• add 5 to both sides

• subtract -5 from both sides

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?

 $-6x=-24$  

• multiply both sides by -6

• divide both sides by -6

• add 6 to both sides

• subtract -6 from both sides

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?

 $-18=m+12$  

• add 18 to both sides

• subtract 18 from both sides

• add 12 to both sides

• subtract 12 from both sides

What would be the best first step to solving the equation in one step? $-9=\frac{y}{-3}$  

• multiply both sides by 3

• multiply both sides by -3

• divide both sides by -3

• add 3 to each side

 $20.5=x+4$  

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• 24.5

• 24.05