1 and 2 Step Equations Review Challenge

The video tutorial explains a five-step process for solving equations using the mnemonic 'Every Cowboy Gets Nervous Sometimes'. It covers eliminating parentheses, combining like terms, getting variables on one side, moving numbers to the other side, and solving for the variable. The tutorial includes six examples demonstrating these steps with different types of equations, focusing on using inverse operations to isolate the variable.

What is the mnemonic used to remember the five steps for solving equations?

• Every Car Goes North Slowly

• Every Child Gets New Shoes

• Every Cowboy Gets Nervous Sometimes

• Every Cat Gets Nine Lives

What is the first step in solving equations according to the mnemonic?

• Solve for the variable

• Eliminate parentheses

• Get the variable on one side

• Combine like terms

When combining like terms, where should you look first?

• On both sides simultaneously

• It doesn't matter

• To the left of the equal sign

• To the right of the equal sign

In Example 1, what operation is used to move the number 4 to the other side of the equation?

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Division

In Example 2, what is the result of adding 3 to both sides of the equation y - 3 = -4?

• y = -7

• y = 7

• y = -1

• y = 1

In Example 3, what is the inverse operation of multiplication used to solve -2x = 4?

• Division

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

In Example 4, what is the value of y when y / -4 = 3?

• y = -12

• y = 12

• y = -1

• y = 1

In Example 5, what is the result of dividing both sides of the equation -4x = -8 by -4?

• x = 2

• x = 4

• x = -2

• x = -4

In Example 6, what is the first step to isolate the variable in the equation -4 = 2 - x / 3?

• Divide both sides by 3

• Add 2 to both sides

• Subtract 2 from both sides

• Multiply both sides by 3

In Example 6, what is the final value of x when solving -4 = 2 - x / 3?

• x = -18

• x = 18

• x = 6

• x = -6