Equations with Variables on Both Sides

What is the first step to solve this equation:

11 - 3x = 44

• Add 3 to both sides

• Subtract 11 from both sides

• Add 11 to both sides

• Divide 3 on both sides.

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the first step you should take to solve this problem?

1 + 4n - 6n = 1 - 8n

• subtract 8n to both sides

• multiply 6n to both sides

• combine the like terms 4n + -6n

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7

What is the final answer to

10 + 2n = 8n - 2n + 10 ?

• 12

• 5

• 0

• -15

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7

What is the first step you should take to solve this problem?

-3(x - 2) = -8 +9b

• add 8 to both sides

• subtract 9b from both sides

• Distribute -3 to the x and -2

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the next step you should take?

-11b + 8 = -3

• subtract 8 from both sides

• add -3 to both sides

• divide 8 to both sides

• multiply 3 to both sides

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the next step you should take?

-11x = -11

• add 11 to both sides

• subtract 11 from both sides

• divide both sides by 11

• divide both sides by -11

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the final answer to

4(x - 2) = -3 + 5x

• 2

• -10

• -5

• -3

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Jacob solved the following equation using the steps shown.

Step 1 5x + 9 = 2x - 3

Step 2 3x + 9 = -3

Step 3 3x = -12

Step 4 x = -4

What operation did he perform to get from Step 1 to Step 2?

• Subtracted 2x from both sides of the equation

• Subtracted 9 from both sides of the equation

• Multiplied both sides of the equation by 3

• Added -3 to both sides of the equation

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7

Solve for x:

2x - 5 = 3x + 4

• x = 6

• x = -9

• x = -18/13

• x = 10/3

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7

8x - 8 = -4x + 16

• 8

• 16

• 24

• 2

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7