One Variable Equations on Both Sides

What is the first step you should take to solve this problem?

-3(x - 2) = -8 +9b

• add 8 to both sides

• subtract 9b from both sides

• Distribute -3 to the x and -2

• add 2 to 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.

Where is the first mistake?

• Subtracting 3 on both sides

• Distributing the 9

• Subtracting 9x on both sides

• Inequality error

What is the first step to solve this equations? 3n - 4 = -2 + 2n

• Add 2n to both sides of the equation

• Add 3n to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 2n from both sides of the equation

• Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation

What is the first step to solve this equation? 3x + 6 = 10 + 3x + 4x 

• Add 4x to both sides of the equation

• Combine like terms 3x and 4x on the same side of the equation

• Add 3x and 6 to get 9x

• Add 6 and 10 to get 16

What is the next step to solve this equation?

3x + 6 = 10 + 7x

• Add 10 to both sides of the equation

• Add 6 to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 3x from both sides of the equation

• Add 7x to both sides of the equation

What is the first step you should take to solve this equation: 3(x-2) = 2x + 7

• Add 2 to both sides

• Use the distributive property to get rid of the parentheses

• Isolate the variable on one side

• Subtract 7 from both sides

Solve the equation:

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

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

What is the next step to solve this equation?

-4x + 6 = 10

• Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation

• Add 6 to both sides of the equation

• Add 10 to both sides of the equation

• Subtract 4x from both sides of the equation

What is the first step in solving the equation 2a - 4(a - 5) = 10

• Add the 2a and a 

• Add 4 to both sides

• Distribute +4 to the a and -5

• Distribute -4 to a and -5