Solving Multi-Step Linear Equations and Inequalities

What is the first step to solve this equation?
3n - 4 = -2 + 2n 

• Add 2n to both sides of the equation

• Add 3n to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 2n from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation

What is the first step to solve this equation?
k + 6 = -4k - 9 

• Add k to both sides of the equation

• Add 4k to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 9 from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 4k from both sides of the equation

What is the next step to solve this equation?
5k + 6 = -9

• Add 9 to both sides of the equation

• Add 6 to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 5k from both sides of the equation

What is the first step to solve this equation?
3x + 6 = 10 + 3x + 4x 

• Add 4x to both sides of the equation

• Combine like terms 3x and 4x on the same side of the equation

• Add 3x and 6 to get 9x

• Add 6 and 10 to get 16

What is the next step to solve this equation?
-4x + 6 = 10

• Add 6 to both sides of the equation

• Add 10 to both sides of the equation

• Add 4x to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation

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

Solve the inequality. Don't forget to check your solution set.
12 ≥ 15 - 6y

• y ≤ ½

• y ≤ 2

• y ≥ ½

• y ≥ 2

Solve:
6x+10>5x-12

• x>2

• x<2

• x<-22

• x>-22

You want to spend at most $1200 on a new laptop.  If you make a $400 down payment, then pay the same amount every month for 12 months.  Which Inequality could be use to solve to find out how much you can pay each month.

• 12x + 1200 > 400

• 12x + 400 < 1200

• 12x + 400 > 1200

• 12x + 400 < 1200

-p − 4p > -10

• p > -2

• p > 2

• p < -2

• p < 2