Summer School Exponents

3x - 5 = 10

What is the first step to solving this equation?

• add 5 to both sides

• subtract 5 from both sides

• divide by 5 on both sides

• multiply by 5 on both sides

• subtract 8
• divide 7
• x=3
• add 8
• multiply 7
• subtract 7
• x=2
• x=5.2
• x=7
• divide 8

• add 15
• divide by 4
• x=5
• subtract 15
• divide 15
• subtract 5
• subtract 4
• multiply 4
• x=20
• x=4

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Match the following

• 2 x 2

• 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

• 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3

• 4 x 4 x 4

• 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4