Inverse Operation

The process for solving equations and inequalities involves what three steps

• 1) Isolate the variable

  2) Inverse Operations

  3) Balance

• 1) Same Signs Add

  2) Different Signs Subtract

  3) Add the opposite

• Multiply by the reciprocal

• Find the value of the variable

What is the inverse operation to solve the following equation

44 = -4x

• Add-4

• Divide by -4

• Multiply by -4

• Subtract by -4

The inverse of multiplying by 5 is

• dividing by 5

• multiplying by -5

• adding by 5

• dividing by -5

What is the inverse operation of addition?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

What is the inverse operation of division?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

What would be the best first step to solving the equation in one step?

• multiply both sides by 3

• multiply both sides by -3

• divide both sides by -3

• add 3 to each side

What what is the inverse operation of subtraction?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

the opposite operation used in algebra to eliminate an operation (undo). 

• Converse operations

• shoes

• Inverse operations

• Converted operations

The inverse operation of addition is ??????????

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

The inverse operation of subtraction is ??????????

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division