Solving Equations Using Addition or Subtraction

x - 62 = 123
How should you show your work to isolate the variable and solve the equation?

• Add 62 to each side. 

• Subtract 62 from each side.

• Multiply each side by 62.

• Add 123 to each side.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve for x:

17 = x + 3

• x = 20

• x = 14

• x = 13

• x = 19

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve for b:

4 + b = 30

• b = -34

• b = 34

• b = -26

• b = 26

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve for a:

20 + a = - 50

• a = -30

• a = 30

• a = 70

• a = -70

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve for b:

b - 2 = - 6

• b = - 4

• b = 4

• b = 8

• b = 3

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the correct step to solve for the variable?

• add 15 to both sides

• add 5 to both sides

• subtract 15 from both sides

• subtract 5 from both sides

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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

• subtraction

• addition

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Solve for x:

-16 + x = - 15

• x = 2

• x = 0

• x = -1

• x = 1

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What what is the inverse operation of addition?

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Division

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

Solve for x:

-8 = x - 33

• x = 25

• x = - 41

• x = - 25

• x = 41

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7