One and Two Step Equations

• 90

• 19

• -19

• -90

What is the first step in solving x - 7 = 9

• add 7 to both sides

• add 9 to both sides

• subtract 9 from both sides

• subtract 7 from both sides

What is the first step in solving -4m = 20

• add 4 to both sides

• divide both sides by -4

• subtract -4 from both sides

• multiply both sides by -4

What is the first step to solving -12 = x - 4

• add 4 to both sides

• subtract 4 from both sides

• multiply 4 on both sides

• divide both sides by 4

Which step would be INCORRECT in solving the following equation?

• multiply both sides by 2

• subtract 13 from both sides
  

• add 3 to both sides

What is the first step in solving -x = 12

• subtracting 1 from both sides

• adding 12 to both sides

• dividing both sides by -1

• multiplying both sides by 12

• -32

• -23

• -46

• -4

What is the first step to solving -2x + 5 = -13

• subtract 5 from both sides

• add 5 to both sides

• add -2 to both sides

• add 13 to both sides

x - 8 = -5 

• 13

• -13

• 3

• -3

3c + 5 = 23

• c = 3

• c = 6

• c = 7

• c = 18