Solving Multi-step Equations

What is the first step in solving the equation 2a - 4(a - 5) = 10

• Add 4 to both sides
• Add the 2a and a 
• Distribute 4 to a and -5
• Distribute -4 to a and -5

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

-15 = 5a +12- 2a + 6

• -11
• -3
• 10
• 7

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

4(a + 3) = -32

• -11
• -44
• -20
• -8

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve:
3(3x - 6) = 18

• x = 4
• x = -4
• no solution
• infinite solutions

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the inverse operation of multiplication? 

• multiplication
• addition
• subtraction 
• division 

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

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.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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.5

What is the first step in solving the equation 2a - 4(a - 5) = 10

• Add 4 to both sides
• Add the 2a and a 
• Distribute 4 to a and -5
• Distribute -4 to a and -5

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the first step to complete when solving this equation?
10 - 3x = 4

• Subtract 10
• Add 10
• Add 3
• Divide by -3

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Inverse operations can also be called:

• Combine like terms
• Opposite operations
• Two Step Equations
• Distributing