One-Step Equations

How would you balance this equation, using inverse operations?

 $5x=35$  

• Divide both sides by 5

• Divide 35 by 5

• Multiply both sides by 5

• Subtract 5 from each side

How would you balance this equation, using inverse operations?

 $x+9=43$  

•  $x=52$  
  

• Subtract 43 from both sides

• Multiply both sides by 9

• Subtract 9 from both sides

How would you balance this equation, using inverse operations?

 $y-12=32$  

•  $y=20$  
  

• Add 32 to both sides

• Add 12 to both sides

• Subtract 12 from both sides

How would you balance this equation, using inverse operations?

 $\frac{n}{6}=18$  

•  $n=3$  
  

• Multiply both sides by 6

• Divide each side by 6

•  $18÷6=3$  
  

How would you balance this equation, using inverse operations?

 $\frac{m}{4}=24$  

•  $m=96$  
  

• Multiply both sides by 4

• Divide each side by 4

•  $24÷4=6$  
  

How would you balance this equation, using inverse operations?

 $t-21=63$  

•  $t=84$  
  

• Add 21 to both sides

• Add 63 to both sides

• Subtract 63 from both sides

How would you balance this equation, using inverse operations?

 $12p=144$  

• Divide both sides by 12

• Divide 12 by 144

• Multiply both sides by 12

• Subtract 12 from each side

How would you balance this equation, using inverse operations?

 $w-42=3$  

•  $w=39$  
  

• Add 42 to both sides

• Add 3 to both sides

• Subtract 3 from both sides

Solve the equation:
 $t+7=42$  

•  $t=49$  

•  $t=36$  

•  $t=35$  

•  $t=48$  

Solve the equation:
 $r-13=20$  

•  $r=7$  

•  $t=33$  

•  $r=43$  

•  $r=33$