Solving Equations by Balancing

To solve x - 4 = 7, what would you do to both sides?

• add 7 to both sides

• subtract 7 from both sides

• add 4 to both sides

• subtract 4 from both sides

To solve 13 = x + 5, what do you do to both sides?

• Subtract 5 from both sides

• Add 5 to both sides

• Subtract 13 from both sides

• Add 13 to both sides

To solve 15 = 9 + x, what do you do to both sides?

• Subtract 15 from both sides

• Add 15 to both sides

• Subtract 9 from both sides

• Add 9 to both sides

To solve 4x = 20, what do you do to both sides?

• Subtract 4 from both sides

• Add 4 to both sides

• Multiply 4 on both sides

• Divide 4 from both sides

• x=-10

• x=2

• No Solution

• All Real Numbers

• x=3

• x=2

• x=-2

• x=1

• 3
• 6
• 12
• 8

• 1.5

• 6

• -6

• -1.5

• 0

• 1

• -1

• 4

• m=3

• m=-4

• m=-1

• All real numbers