One Step Equations Addition and Subtraction with Negatives

What is the inverse (opposite) operation of addition?

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• division

• multiplication

• subtraction

What is the inverse (opposite) operation of subtraction?

• addition

• multiplication

• division

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What should your first move be to solve this equation?

x + 2 = 8

• subtract 2 from just one side

• add 2 to both sides

• subtract 8

• subtract 2 from BOTH sides

What should your first move be to solve this equation?

16 = n + 6

• subtract 16 from BOTH sides

• add 6 to BOTH sides

• add 16 to BOTH sides

• subtract 6 from BOTH sides

q + 10 = 22

• q=12

• q=11

• q=20

• q=32

b – 4 = 9

• b=5

• b=13

• b=10

• b=-5

8 = c – 4

• c=4

• c=12

• c=10

• c=-12

2 = z – 14

• z=16

• z=12

• z=-2

• z=-16

72 = 24 + w

• w=96

• w=48

• w=-48

• w=-96

5 = m + 11

• m=16

• m=-16

• m=6

• m=-6