Equations Like Terms Inverse Operations

What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Addition

What is the inverse operation of addition?

• addition
• subtraction
• multuplication
• division

What is the inverse operation of multiplication?

• addition
• subtraction
• multuplication
• division

What is the inverse operation of division?

• addition
• subtraction
• multuplication
• division

When a problem doesn't show you a symbol for an operation (+, -, x, /) what operation should you assume you need? 

• Add +
• Subtract -
• Multiply x 
• Divide /

What is the goal of solving single and two-step equations? 

• To get all the numbers on one side of the equal sign
• To get the variable by itself
• To have one side be equal to 0

What is a variable? 

• The unknown number in an equation
• Any number in an equation
• Nothing

What usually stands in for an unknown number in an equation? 

• A symbol like a question mark
• An emoji
• A letter of the alphabet usually x, y, or z

What is the balancing point in the equation? 

• The equal sign 
• The variable
• The constant term

in 3a =12,
I would....

• add 3 to both sides
• subtract 3 from both sides
• divide both sides by 3
• divide just the right by 3