Solving Equations Note Sheet

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One-Step Equations How do we know? One number on the same side as
the variable_____!

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Example:___x+1=2______________________!
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Goal: Make 0:!
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Undue ___Addition________________
-> With ___subtraction________!
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Undue _____Subtraction______________ -> With ______Addition__________!
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Goal: Make 1:!
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Undue_ ____Multiplication______________> With _ ___division___________!
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Undue_ __Division________________-> With_ ___Multiplication__________!
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Two-Step Equations How do we know? ___Two numbers on the side of
the variable______________________!

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Example:__5+2y=7_______________________!
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PEMDAS __Backwards______________!
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Opposite of order of _Operations ________________!
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2nd step turns into __ _a one-step____________ Equation!
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Multi-Step Equations How do we know?____three or more numbers/terms
on the side with the variable__________________!
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Example:_ ___3(x+2)=12____________________!

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Distribute

3x+6=12!

Combine _like____ Terms!

3. Add and/or __subtract___________

3x=6!

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4.
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__Multiply_____________ and/or Divide

x=2!

Both Sides Equations: How do we know?____Both sides of the equation

contain a variable______________________!

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Example:____7x+3=8+2x____________________!
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Goal: __Sort_______ numbers on one side of equals, _Variables____________
on the other.!

Follow same rules as ___one-step equation____ to move terms around

equations!

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When numbers are sorted solve like multi-step equation.!
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Word Problem:!
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Benny bought 4 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next day
his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 29 cards left. How many
cards did Benny start with before he bought 4 new ones?!

What does the question ask?______how many cards did he start

with__________________!

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Important details: ___dog ate half=.5 or 1/2 __________!
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_________4 new baseball cards
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only 29 left!

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Equation: ______29(2)-4=C_________