Don't Call Me After Midnight - Solving Multistep Equations

What are the 5 steps for "Don't Call Me After Midnight" when solving multistep equations?

• 1) Distribute

  2) Combine Like Terms

  3) Move Variables

  4) Add & Subtract

  5) Multiply & Divide

• 1) Distribute

  2) Combine Like Terms

  3) Multiply & Divide

  4) Add & Subtract

  5) Move Variables

• 1) Distribute

  2) Cancel Out

  3) Multiply

  4) Add

  5) Subtract

• 1) Distribute

  2) Combine Variables

  3) Move Like Terms

  4) Add

  5) Multiply

Problem #1: Simplify and Solve for x:

3x - 7x + 12 = 32

• x = 8

• x = -5

• x = 11

• x = -6

Problem #2: Simplify and Solve for m:

6m + 2 + 3m + 17 = 10

• m = 1

• m = - 1

• m = 3

• n = - 3

Problem #3: Simplify and Solve for r:

21 = -3r + 5 - (-7r + 12)

• r = -7

• r = 10

• r = 2

• r = 7

Problem #4: Simplify and Solve for t:

-10 = 10 - 3t + 13 - 8t

• t = - 11

• t = 3

• t = - 3

• t = 11

Problem #5: Simplify and Solve for b:

b + 3 + 2(b + 1) = 68

• b = 12

• b = 21

• b = -21

• b = 9

Problem #6: Simplify and Solve for x:

-2 - 2(-5x + 7) + 2x = -8

• x = 3/2

• x = 12

• x = 8

• x = 2/3