Solving Equations Vocabulary

To solve an equation, the goal is to __________ the variable on one side.

• Evaluate

• Leviate

• Isolate

• Reciprocate

When you add a number to each side of an equation, you are using the ___________.

• Addition Property of Equality

• Subtraction Property of Equality

• Multiplication Property of Equality

• Division Property of Equality

When you use the reciprocal of a fractional coefficient to each side of an equation, you use the ___________.

• Addition Property of Equality

• Subtraction Property of Equality

• Multiplication Property of Equality

• Division Property of Equality

A value that when substituted for the variable will make an equation true is a ____________.

• Term

• Constant

• Evaluation

• Solution

A mathematical sentence stating that two quantities are equal.

• inverse operation

• isolate

• variable

• equation

a mathematical sentence that includes an equal sign = to compare two expressions

• inverse relationship

• constant

• variable

• equation

• factor

A mathematical statement which shows that two expressions have the same value is called an:

• Inequality

• Expression

• Equation

• Variable

A letter or symbol that represents an unknown value is called ______________.

• Variable

• Radicand

• Coefficient

• Constant

What are inverse operations?

• Absolute values

• Opposite operations used in isolating a variable

• Operations used for only inequalities

• Unknown quantity represented by a letter or symbol

To _____, you need to combine like terms or distribute.

• term

• variable

• simplify

• operation