Steps to Solve Equations

 What do we call unknown quantities in an equation? 

• Coefficients
• Variables
• Constants
• Like terms

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

What is the inverse operation needed to solve the following one-step equation?
z - 123 = 98

• subtraction
• addition
• multiplication
• division

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the inverse operation needed to solve the following one-step equation?
-11x = 121

• subtraction
• addition
• multiplication
• division

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

What is the inverse operation needed to solve the following one-step equation?
99 = 12 + y

• subtraction
• addition
• multiplication
• division

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the inverse operation needed to solve the following one-step equation?
n / 13 = 26

• subtraction
• addition
• multiplication
• division

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

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

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

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the first step in solving the following equation?
-3x + 5 = 20

• Subtract 5 from both sides
• Divide both sides by -3
• Divide both sides by 3
• add 3x to both sides

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the first step in solving the following equation?
-11 - 3x = 44

• Add 3 to both sides
• Subtract 11 from both sides
• Add 11 to both sides
• Divide 3 on both sides.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

What is the first step in solving the following equation?
3c + 5 = 23

• add 5 to both sides
• subtract 5 from both sides
• divide by 3 on both sides
• multiply by 3 on both sides

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

How do you know when an equation has been solved and your work is done?

• When you get a whole number
• After you add or subtract
• When x is by itself on one side of the equal sign
• When there are no more variables

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7