Exploring the Distributive Property in Equations

What is the first step in solving equations with the distributive property?

• Combine like terms

• Solve for the variable

• Eliminate the parentheses

• Get the variable on one side

What does the 'E' in 'Every' remind us to do in the five steps?

• Evaluate the equation

• Eliminate the parentheses

• Ensure the variables are on one side

• Estimate the solution

What does the 'C' in 'Every Cowboy' remind us to do?

• Carry over the variable

• Check the solution

• Combine like terms

• Calculate the equation

In Example 1, what operation is used to eliminate the parentheses?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

How do you move a variable to one side of the equation?

• By adding the opposite

• By subtracting

• By multiplying

• By dividing

What signifies that you have correctly combined like terms?

• The equation is balanced

• Variables are on one side

• Numbers are on the other side

• No like terms remain on either side

In Example 2, what is the result of distributing -2 across (X - 4)?

• -2X - 8

• 2X - 8

• 2X + 8

• -2X + 8

After distributing and combining like terms in Example 2, what is the next step?

• Solve for the variable

• Check the solution

• Get the variable on one side

• Move numbers to the other side

What is the final step in solving for the variable?

• Combine like terms

• Get the variable on one side

• Move numbers to the other side

• Divide by the coefficient of the variable

How do you undo subtraction in an equation?

• By subtracting

• By adding

• By dividing

• By multiplying