SOLVING MULTI-STEP EQUATIONS
BEFORE SOLVING A MULTI-STEP EQUATION YOU MAY HAVE TO SIMPLIFY. EXAMPLE 3x+5+6x-7=25 1 st step: Identify like terms. 3x+5+6x-7=25 2 nd step: combine like terms. 3x+5+6x-7=25 3x+6x=9x 5-7=-2 9x-2= x=27 3 rd step: Divide both sides by 9. 9x=279 X=3 Holt mcdougal,2010
CHECK OUR WORK EXAMPLE 3x+5+6x-7=25 3(3)+5+6(3)-7= = = =25 25=25
VARIABLES ON BOTH SIDES EQUATION: 2c+4-3c=-9+c+5 2c-3c=-1c -9+5=-4 -1c+4=-4+c +1c 4=-4+2c +4 8=2c2 4=c or c=4 2(4)+4-3(4)= =-9+9 0=0 Holt mcdougal,2010
VARIABLES ON BOTH SIDES EXAMPLE: 3V-8=7+8V -3v -3v NEW EQUATION: -8=7+5v NEW EQUATION: -15=5v 55 ANSWER: -3=v or v=-3 Holt mcdougal, 2010 Click to move on
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QUESTION SOLVE FOR X 3x+4x+6=20 Answer: X=3X=5 X=2X=9
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WRONG ANSWER THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 2 3x+4x+6=20 7x+6=20 combine like terms 3x and 4x isolate the variable 7x= divide both sides by the variable. X=2 End presentation
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