One Step Equations

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?
-3=x+5

• add 3 to both sides
• subtract 5 from both sides
• add 5 to both sides
• subtract -5 from both sides

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?
-6x=-24

• multiply both sides by -6
• divide both sides by -6
• add 6  to both sides
• subtract -6  from both sides

What what is the inverse operation of subtraction?

• addition
• subtraction
• multiplication
• division

What is the inverse operation of division?

• Division
• Multiplication
• Addition
• Subtraction

Solve the equation
3x = 27. 

• x = 24
• x = 81
• x = 9

5 less than a number is 15.

• x - 5 = 15
• 5 - x = 15
• 15 - x = 5

Solve the following equation 
8 = m - 12

• 4
• 0.5
• 5.0
• 20

Solve for x:

• x = 20
• x = 7
• x = 10
• x = 3

To solve the equation:

4p = 16

what needs to be done to both sides to isolate the variable?

• Add 4

• Subtract 4

• Multiply by 4

• Divide by 4

Solve the following equation
1 + a = 15

• 14
• 16
• 12
• - 16