Equations

x - 62 = 123
How should you show your work to isolate the variable and solve the equation?

• Add 62 to each side. 
• Subtract 62 from each side.
• Multiply each side by 62.
• Add 123 to each side.

What is the inverse operation of division?

• Division
• Multiplication
• Addition
• Subtraction

What is the correct step to solve for the variable?
15 = m - 5

• add 15 to both sides
• add 5 to both sides
• subtract 15 from both sides
• subtract 5 from both sides

The variable, k, is being divided by 11. How should you show your work to isolate the variable?

• Divide both sides by 11

• Multiply both sides by 11.

• Add 11 to both sides.

• Subtract 11 to both sides.

What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Addition

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 would be the best first step to solving the equation in one step?

• multiply both sides by 3
• multiply both sides by -3
• divide both sides by -3
• add 3 to each side

The objective when solving an equation is to....

• isolate the variable.
• check the solution.
• guess and check.
• Combine Like Terms.

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

• -11
• -3
• 10
• 7

3a + 9 + 4a = 2

• -1
• 1
• no solution
• -7