Activity- Equations with Variables on both sides

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.

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the first step you should take to solve this problem?

1 + 4n - 6n = 1 - 8n

• subtract 8n to both sides

• multiply 6n to both sides

• combine the like terms 4n + -6n

What is the next step you should take?

1 + 4n = 10 - 14n

• Collect the variables (letters) to the left

• add 1 from both sides

• subtract 14n to both sides

What is the next step you should take?

1 + 18n = 33

• subtract 1 to both sides

• collect the numbers to the right

• add 1 to both sides

• multiply 18 to both sides

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the next step you should take?

-11x = -11

• add 11 to both sides

• subtract 11 from both sides

• divide both sides by 11

• divide both sides by -11

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve for y : 2y + 3 = y +5

• 4

• 10

• 2

• 5

Solve for y: 2y - 5 = y + 4

• 1

• 9

• 3

• -2

Solve for y: 2y - 4 = y - 9

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Solve for y: 2y + 7 = y + 4

• -3

• 3

• -2

• 2

Solve for y: 3y +1 = 2y +6

(a)