One-step Equations

What is the inverse of multiplication?

• addition

• subtraction

• division

What is the inverse of subtraction?

• addition

• multiplication

• division

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

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 = x + 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?

-4.4 = -4x

• multiply both sides by -4

• divide both sides by -4

• add 4 to both sides

• subtract 4 from both sides

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

• multiply both sides by -3

• divide both sides by -3

• add 3 to each side

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

x + 6 = -6

• multiply both sides by 6

• divide both sides by 6

• add 6 to both sides

• subtract 6 from both sides

Solve the equation
3x = 27. 

• x = 24
• x = 81
• x = 9

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve the equation:

20 = x + 4

• x = 16

• x = 5

• x = 24

• x = 80