Warm – Up Using the “Combining Like Terms ½ sheet”, simplify questions 1-10 EVENS ONLY. 2. 18x 4. 18xy 6. 1.4r + 3 8. 18x + 4y 10. 25w + 3j + 31
Balance x – 2 = 5 x – 2 5
Balance x – 2 = 5 5 x – 2 + 2
Balance x – 2 = 5 x – 2 + 2 5 + 2
Balance x – 2 = 5 x 7 x = 7
Solving equations in one step Goal: Original problem has: Undo it with: Example:
Solving equations in one step Goal: get the variable (letter) by itself. Original problem has: addition subtraction multiplication division Undo it with: subtraction addition division multiplication Example: 214 = y + 112 x – 31 = 14 5x = 20 2• x = 20 2 •2 -112 -112 +31 +31 5 5 102 = y x = 45 x = 4 x = 40
You Try… Solve. 1. 21 = g + 14 2. w – 27 = 67 3. 88 = t + 34 4. I have driven 125 miles of my 320 mile trip to Jacksonville, FL. How many miles do I have to go? ***write a one-step equation to solve.*** G = 7 W = 94 T = 54 X + 125 = 320 , so x = 195 miles