Solving Equations Review

What is the first step in the following equation?

2x - 5 = 13

• Subtract five from both sides

• Divide by two on both sides

• Add five to both sides

• Multiply by one-fifth on both sides

What is the first step in the following equation?

-5 + 3x = -18

• Divide by 3 on both sides

• Add eighteen to both sides

• Add five to both sides

• Subtract five from both sides

What is the first step in the following equation?

28 = -12 - 4x

• Subtract twelve from both sides

• Add four to both sides

• Divide by negative four on both sides

• Add twelve to both sides

What is the second step to the following equation?

3x + 12 = 60

• Subtract twelve from both sides

• Add twelve to both sides

• Multiply by three on both sides

• Divide by three on both sides

What is the second step to the following equation?

-2 - 4x = -14

• Divide by negative four on both sides

• Multiply by negative four on both sides

• Add two to both sides

• Subtract fourteen from both sides

What is the second step to the following equation?

45 = s/6 + 14

• Subtract fourteen from both sides

• Subtract forty-five from both sides

• Divide by six on both sides

• Multiply by six on both sides

What is the second step to the following equation?

2/3x + 3 = 15

• Add by 3 on both sides

• Subtract by 3 on both sides

• Multiply by 3/2 on both sides

• Divide by 2/3 on both sides

Solve:
3x + 7 = -8

• 5
• -5
• -12
• -18

Solve:

2y + 7 = 11

• y = 2

• y = 1

• y = 9

• y = 4

Solve:

h/4 + 9 = 11

• h = 8

• h = 2

• h = 0.5

• h = -8