STATIONS ACTIVITY‐ 1AB ‐ SOLVING EQUATIONS
Station 1: One Step Equations
3.
1. Determine all of the equations that have a solution of
5
a.
b. 4
8
12
c.
3
d.
5
e.
3
10
2. Complete the following table:
Operation
Addition 4
Subtraction 8
Multiplication ∙ 6
Division 9
Inverse Operation
3. Match the equation with the correct answer:
a. 4
20
b.
5
c.
10
35
4
6
5
STATIONS ACTIVITY‐ 1AB ‐ SOLVING EQUATIONS
Station 2: Two Step Equations
4. What is the correct first step in solving the following equation?
2
5
19
a. Subtract 2 from both sides
b. Subtract 5 from both sides
c. Divide by 5 on both sides
d. Divide by 2 on both sides
5. Determine who is correct in solving the following problem. Then, state why
the other person was incorrect.
Bill
Steve
10
2
10
2
6. Determine all of the equations with answers greater than 5.
a. 3
9
15
b. 2
7
11
c.
1
23
STATIONS ACTIVITY‐ 1AB ‐ SOLVING EQUATIONS
Station 3: Multi‐Step Equations with Variables on One Side
7. Identify the correct way to combine like terms as the first step in the
equation below.
9
11 4
3 24
a. 20
b. 13
c. 5
d. 5
1 24
14 24
8 24
14 24
8. Match the following equations with their solutions.
a.
8
7
b. 5
9
7
c. 3
10
2
3
6
54
4
10
8
18
1
9. Which numbers below create an equation whose solution is
10, 1, 3
4
4
31
9?
STATIONS ACTIVITY‐ 1AB ‐ SOLVING EQUATIONS
Station 4: Combining Like Terms and the Distributive Property
Circle all the terms that are like 4x 2
Underline all the terms that are like 7
Put a box around all the terms that are like
10.
4 y3
3x
‐12
3y 2
2
3
2 y 3
7x 3
π
1 2
x
2
2 4
y
3
4x 2
2xy
3x 2 y 3
11.
Simplify each expression using the distributive property and combining
like terms.
a.
3( x  4)  2 x
b.
5( y  3)  2( x  4)
c.
4( x  3)  5 x  2( y  4)
d.
5( x  7)  24  3( x  2)