Solve Linear Expressions

Simplify the equation 2(2x - 3) + 3(3x + 1).

• 13x - 3

• 13x + 3

• 11x - 3

• 11x + 3

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?
-3=x+5

• add 3 to both sides

• subtract 5 from both sides

• add 5 to both sides

• subtract -5 from both sides

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?
-18=m+12

• add 18 to both sides

• subtract 18 from both sides

• add 12 to both sides

• subtract 12 from both sides

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

• multiply both sides by 10

• divide both sides by 10

• multiply both sides by 5

• divide both sides by 5

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?
-4.4=-4y

• multiply both sides by -4

• divide both sides by -4

• add 4 to both sides

• subtract 4 from both sides

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

y - 7 = 11

• multiply both sides by -7

• divide both sides by -7

• add 7 to both sides

• subtract 7 from both sides

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.

Simplify 4(7x + 3).

• 28x + 12

• 28x + 3

• 47x + 12

• 47x + 3

Simplify -(2y - 1).

• -2y + 1

• -2y - 1

• 2y + 1

• 2y - 1

Simplify 7y - 3 - 2y.

• 5y - 3

• 9y - 3

• 2y

• 7y - 5