Two-Step Equations

What is the first step to solving the following equation?

5x + 4 = 29

• Subtract 4 from both sides

• Add 4 to both sides

• Divide each side by 5

• Multiply each side by 5

What is the second step to solving the following equation?

5x + 4 = 29

• Subtract 4 from both sides

• Add 4 to both sides

• Multiply both sides by 5

• Divide both sides by 5

What is the first step to solving the following equation?

-8x - 37 = 11

• Subtract 37 from both sides

• Add 37 to both sides

• Multiply both sides by -8

• Divide both sides by -8

What is the second step to solving the following equation?

-8x - 37 = 11

• Add 37 to both sides

• Divide both sides by 8

• Subtract 37 from both sides

• Divide both sides by -8

What is the first step to solving the following equation?

13 - 42x = 307

• Add 13 to both sides

• Subtract 13 from both sides

• Subtract -13 to both sides

• Divide both sides by 42

What is the second step to solving the following equation?

13 - 42x = 307

• Add 42 to both sides

• Add 13 to both sides

• Divide both sides by 42

• Divide both sides by -42

What is the first step to solving the following equation?

-x - 6 = 38

• Add 6 to both sides

• Subtract 6 from both sides

• Divide both sides by -1

• Add x to both sides

What is the second step to solving the following equation?

-x - 6 = 38

• Add 6 to both sides

• Subtract 6 from both sides

• Divide both sides by 1

• Divide both sides by -1

What is the first step to solving the following equation?

 $7\ -\ \frac{a}{3}=38$  

• Add 7 to both sides

• Subtract 7 from both sides

• Multiply both sides by 3

• Divide both sides by 3

What is the second step to solving the following equation?

 $7\ -\ \frac{a}{3}\ =\ 38$  

• Add 7 to both sides

• Subtract 7 from both sides

• Multiply both sides by -3

• Multiply both sides by 3