Steps for Solving an Equation

What is a one-step equation?

• A problem where multiple operations are present.
• A problem where the variable is missing.
• An equation where only one step (operation) is needed to solve it.
• An equation where two steps (two operations) are needed to solve it.

What is a two-step equation?

• An equation where two steps (or operations) are needed to solve it.
• An equation where only one step is needed to solve it.
• A problem with only one operation present.
• A problem where you find the square-root of a number.

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

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

• subtraction
• addition
• multiplication
• division

• Divide both sides by 4

• Multiply both sides by 4

• Add 8 to both sides

• Subtract 8 from both sides

• Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5
• Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5
• Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5
• Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5

• Add 62 to each side. 
• Subtract 62 from each side.
• Multiply each side by 62.
• Add 123 to each side.

• addition

• multiplication

• subtraction

• division

• Subtract 15 from each side.

• Subtract 10 from each side.

• Add 15 to each side.

• Add 10 to each side.