Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
(variable side)
(constant side)
1
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Problem
2
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3
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Use Additive Inverses to get terms with variables to
one side, constants on the other side (work)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Simplified after combining like terms (from lines 1 & 2)
Now this is a one step equation
4
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5
=
(variable side)
Inverse operation (opposite of whatever is happening
to the variable-either multiplication or division)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Solution (after you’ve performed operation & integer
rules)
(constant side)
1
=
Problem
2
=
3
=
Use Additive Inverses to get terms with variables to
one side, constants on the other side (work)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Simplified after combining like terms (from lines 1 & 2)
Now this is a one step equation
4
=
5
=
(variable side)
Inverse operation (opposite of whatever is happening
to the variable-either multiplication or division)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Solution (after you’ve performed operation & integer
rules)
(constant side)
1
=
Problem
2
=
3
=
Use Additive Inverses to get terms with variables to
one side, constants on the other side (work)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Simplified after combining like terms (from lines 1 & 2)
Now this is a one step equation
4
=
5
=
Inverse operation (opposite of whatever is happening
to the variable-either multiplication or division)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Solution (after you’ve performed operation & integer
rules)
(variable side)
(constant side)
1
=
Problem
2
=
3
=
Use Additive Inverses to get terms with variables to
one side, constants on the other side (work)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Simplified after combining like terms (from lines 1 & 2)
Now this is a one step equation
4
=
5
=
(variable side)
Inverse operation (opposite of whatever is happening
to the variable-either multiplication or division)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Solution (after you’ve performed operation & integer
rules)
(constant side)
1
=
Problem
2
=
3
=
Use Additive Inverses to get terms with variables to
one side, constants on the other side (work)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Simplified after combining like terms (from lines 1 & 2)
Now this is a one step equation
4
=
5
=
(variable side)
Inverse operation (opposite of whatever is happening
to the variable-either multiplication or division)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Solution (after you’ve performed operation & integer
rules)
(constant side)
1
=
Problem
2
=
3
=
Use Additive Inverses to get terms with variables to
one side, constants on the other side (work)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Simplified after combining like terms (from lines 1 & 2)
Now this is a one step equation
4
=
5
=
Inverse operation (opposite of whatever is happening
to the variable-either multiplication or division)
Remember: if you do it to one side, do it to the other
Solution (after you’ve performed operation & integer
rules)
(variable side)
(constant side)
(variable side)
(constant side)
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(variable side)
(constant side)
(variable side)
(constant side)
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(variable side)
(constant side)
(variable side)
(constant side)
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