One Step Equations How to Solve

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.

What is a 1-step problem?

• A problem where multiple operations are present.

• A problem where the variable is missing.

• An equation where only one step is needed to solve it.

• An equation where two steps are needed to solve it.

how would you solve this equation: 9x=153? 

• multiply

• divide

• add

• subtract

Which equation has x = 5 as the solution?

• x + 15 = 10

• 2x = 5

• 2x = 10

What was done to solve the equation?

• add 8 to both sides, then divide both sides by 5

• add 8 to both sides, then divide both sides by 40

• subtract 8 from both sides, then divide both sides by 5

• subtract 8 from both sides, then multiply both sides by 5

x/5 - 13 = 20

• 145

• 165

• 180

• 190

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

When you solve one-step equations, you can do anything you want to one side of the equal sign, as long as...

• it is mathematical

• you do the SAME thing to the other side

• solving equations is impossible

• you do different things to both sides

how would you solve this equation: 9x=153?

• multiply both sides by 9

• divide both sides by 9

• add 9 to both sides

• subtract 9 from both sides

The variable, k, is being divided by 11. How should you show your work to isolate the variable?

• Divide both sides by 11

• Multiply both sides by 11.

• Add 11 to both sides.

• Subtract 11 to both sides.