Solving Two-Step and Multi-Step Equations with and without the Distributive Property

Which equation is written on the back of your "Equations vs Epressions" Vocab Card?

• 3x + 1 = 10

• 3x + 1

• 2x + 3 = 8

• 2x + 3

What is step #1 on the "Solving Multi-Step Equations" Vocab Card?

• Distributive Property

• Combine Like Terms

• Multiply or Divide

• Add or Subtract

2(3x + 4) = 6x + 8 is an example of which property?

• Community Property of Multiplication

• Distributive Property

• Commutative Property of Addition

• Associative Property of Addition

What will you do to solve this equation?

• subtract 6 from both sides

• add 6 to both sides

• subtract 3 from both sides

• add 3 to both sides

Solve the multi-step equation: 3y - 7 = 20

• y = 17

• y = 13

• y = 5

• y = 9

Solve the equation.

6(3x-5) -7x=25

• x= 5

• x= 6

• x= -5

• x= -6

3(y - 4) = 12

What is the first step?

• Add

• Subtract

• Distribute

• Remove fractions

𝟎. 𝟕𝟓(𝟔 + 𝐝) = 𝟏2

Solve the equation.

3x + 2(4x - 4) = 3

• x = 4

• x = 3

• x = 2

• x = 1

3(3x - 6) = 18

• x = 4

• x = -4

• x=8