Solving 2 Step Equations

What is a 1-step problem?

• A problem where multiple operations are present.
• A problem where the variable is missing.
• An equation where only one step is needed to solve it.
• An equation where two steps are needed to solve it.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

5.    6b = 30

• x = 36
• x = 24
• x = 180
• x = 5

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is a 2-step problem?

• An equation where 2 steps are needed to solve it.
• An equation where only one step is needed to solve it.
• A problem with only one operation present.
• A problem where you find the square-root of a number.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

The objective when solving an equation is to....

• isolate the variable.
• check the solution.
• guess and check.
• Combine Like Terms.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

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

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

Simplify: a + a + a + a

• a + 4

• 4a

• a to the fourth power

• 4a + 4

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

x + 2x + 5 + x = 25

• x = 3
• x = 4
• x = 5
• x = 6

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

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

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

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