Rearranging your terms to solve a one step equation

The video tutorial focuses on solving a one-step equation by isolating the variable. The teacher guides students through understanding the operations applied to the variable, specifically addressing the confusion between addition and subtraction. By rewriting the equation, the teacher clarifies that the variable is being subtracted, and demonstrates using the addition property of equality to solve for the variable, resulting in the solution y = 27.

What is the primary goal when solving a one-step equation?

• To add numbers to both sides

• To divide the equation by a constant

• To isolate the variable

• To multiply the variable

In the equation 11 = -16 + y, what operation is being applied to the variable y?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Division

• Multiplication

Why might the equation 11 = -16 + y be confusing in terms of operations?

• It involves both addition and subtraction signs

• It has a multiplication sign

• It includes a division operation

• It has no operations at all

What property is used to solve the equation 11 = -16 + y?

• Division property of equality

• Subtraction property of equality

• Addition property of equality

• Multiplicative property of equality

What is the final value of y in the equation 11 = -16 + y?

• 11

• 16

• 27

• 0