Steps in 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.7

What is the inverse operation of addition?

• subtraction
• multiplication
• division
• none of the above

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

What is the inverse operation of multiplication?

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Division

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CCSS.3.OA.C.7

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 - 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 operation would you use to get "x" by itself?
2x = 10

• addition
• subtraction
• multiplication
• division

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

What is the inverse operation that must be done to both sides of the equation?
x - 17 = 17

• subtract 17 from both sides
• multiply both sides by 17
• add 17 to both sides
• divide both sides by 17

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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

Level 4

What is the first step to solve this equation?

• 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 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.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A