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Guided Notes - 1 Step Equations
EQUATION:
NOTES/STEPS:
3x = 21
-Circle the variable.
-Underline the coefficient.
When a number and a letter are
side by side, what operation is
occuring?
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What is the inverse of
multiplication?
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What is “in the way” of the
variable?
__________
3x = 21
｜
How do you move the 3?
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Do ONLY the above step to the
equation on the left.
What happens to 3/3? What #
does it technically become?
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​ 3
​ x = 21
3 ｜3
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Show what happens in the
equation.
Now, are you able to solve for
your variable?
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Solve for the variable.
​ ​X = 21
｜3
X=
What does X equal?
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EQUATION:
NOTES/STEPS:
X​=3
2
When a fraction is being used,
what operation is occuring?
__________
What is the inverse of division?
__________
-Circle the variable.
What is “in the way” of the
variable?
__________
X​=3
2
How do you move the 2?
__________
Do ONLY the above step to the
equation on the left.
What happens to the 2/1 and
x/1?
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​ 2 ​ ● ​ X ​ = 3​ ● ​ 2
1
2
1
Show what happens in the
equation.
Now, are you able to solve for
your variable?
__________
Solve for the variable by using
multiplication.
​X = 3​ ● 2
​
1
X=
Any fraction that has a # over 1
really equals?
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What does X equal?
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