Setting Up Equations

What is the first step in solving for w in the equation 3w + 5 = 14?

• Add 5 to both sides of the equal sign

• Divide by 3 on both sides of the equal sign

• Subtract 5 from both sides of the equal sign

• Multiply by 3 on both sides of the equal sign

In the equation 4c + 8 = 14, c is the ______________.

• constant

• coefficient

• calculation

• variable

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

What is the next step to solve this equation?
n - 4 = -2

• Add 4 to both sides of the equation

• Add n to both sides of the equation

• Subtract n from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation

How would you solve the equation 9x = 153 ?

• multiply both sides by 9

• divide both sides by 9

• add 9 to both sides

• subtract 9 from both sides

What's the first step in solving the following:
-4x + 1 = 21

• Add 1 to both sides

• Subtract 1 from both sides

• Multiply both sides by 1

• Divide both sides by 1

What is the first step to solve this equation:
-11 - 3x = 44

• Add 3 to both sides

• Subtract 11 from both sides

• Add 11 to both sides

• Divide 3 on both sides.

How would you solve the equation?
38 = m - 15

• Subtract 15 from both sides

• Add 15 to both sides

• Multiply both sides by 15

• Divide both sides by 15

How would you solve the equation? 3 =\frac{d}{17}

• Divide both sides by 17

• Add 3 to both sides

• Multiply both sides by 3

• Multiply both sides by 17

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

• evaluate

• reciprocal

• isolate

• algebra