Solving Equations

Which of the following are basic rules for solving equations?

• Whatever you do to one side, you do to the other side.

• The inverse operation of adding is multiplying,

• The inverse operation of dividing is subtracting.

• Add 11 to both sides.

• Subtract 11 to both sides.

• Multiply both sides by 11.

• Divide both sides by 11.

• x is being added to 3.

• x is being multiplied by 3.

• x is being divided by 3.

• x is being subtracted by 3.

• add 33 to both sides.

• multiply both sides by 33.

• subtract 33 to both sides.

• divide both sides by 33.

• add 77 to both sides. The answer is 198.

• subtract 77 from both sides. The answer is 44.