Solving 1- and 2-Step Equations

Using the "opposite operation" to "undo" and isolate the variable when solving an equation is more commonly called...

• Inverse operations

• math

• variable

• PEMDAS

x - 4 = 17

• x = 21

• x = 13

• x = 19

• x = 24

Solve for w:
-6w + 1 = -11

• w = 2

• w = 1.2

• w = 12

• w = -2

Solve 
7y - 4 = -11

• y = 1

• y = 2

• y = -1

• y = -2

9f - 9 = 18

• f = 3

• f = -3

• f = 8

• f = -8

What is the inverse operation needed to solve for p?
765 = p - 254

• subtraction

• addition

• multiplication

• division

Solve the equation
3x = 27. 

• x = 24

• x = 81

• x = 9

c/16 = 2

• c = 1

• c = 2

• c = 32

• c = 18

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.

The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are: 

• Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5

• Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5

• Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5

• Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5