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Solving multi-step linear equations with variables on both sides?

Last updated almost 6 years ago

7 questions

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Question 2

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Question 1

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Solve: 7x + 19 = -2x + 55

Describe three steps you followed to solve problem #1.

Question 3

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Consider this equation: 2x + 3(4x - 3) = 8 - 3x. How is it different from the equation in problem #1?

Question 4

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Which property will you use to solve the equation given in #3?

Associative Property

Commutative Property

Distributive Property

Question 5

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Solve: 2x + 3(4x - 3) = 8 - 3x

Question 6

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Question 7

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Challenge!
Below is the left side of an equation. Create any two terms that could be added on the right side so that solution to the equation is x = 2.

-2(4x - 1) + 15x = ???

Challenge! 
Below is the left side of an equation. Choose two terms that could be added on the right side so that solution to the equation is x = -4.
-4 - (2 - 3x) = ? + ?

5x

3x

-4x

-1

2

-3