MC1Two Step Equation

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.

What was done to solve the equation?

(Line 1) 5x - 8 = 32

(Line 2) 5x = 40

(Line 3) x = 8

• add 8 to both sides, then divide both sides by 5

• add 8 to both sides, then divide both sides by 40

• subtract 8 from both sides, then divide both sides by 5

• subtract 8 from both sides, then multiply both sides by 5

Solve for x.

3x - 5 = 4

• x = 1/3

• x = 3

• x = -1/3

• x = -3

• x = 56

• x = 8/7

• x = 24/7

• x = 168

The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are: 

• Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5
• Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5
• Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5
• Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5

Solve -4x + 1 = 21

• x=120

• x=5

• x=30

• x=-5

• Subtract 9 from both sides of the equation.

• Add 9 to both sides of the equation.  

• Subtract 3 from both sides of the equation.

• Add 10 to both sides of the equation.  

The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are: 

• Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5
• Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5
• Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5
• Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5

Solve 2x - 3 = 1 

• 3
• 2
• 1
• -2

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

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