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Algebra One Student Notes

2.3 Solving Multi-Step Equations part 2
What will you learn in this lesson?
Algebra Benchmarks and Indicators
1) You will solve multi-step equations in one variable

CCSM Standard: A.CED.1

Create equations in one
variable and use them to solve
problems.
ALSO: A.REI.1 and
A.REI.3

Lesson
Part 1: Getting Ready
1) You and four friends are going to McDonalds after school. Each friend orders one
burger, two fries and a drink. How many of each item was ordered?
a) How many friends were in your group?
Answer:
b) How will you find the total number of hamburgers ordered?
Answer:
c) How will you find the total number of fries ordered?
Answer:
d) How will you find the total number of drinks ordered?
Answer:
e) What was common in each of the above questions?
Answer:
f) How would you model this situation?
Answer:

ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING:

To solve Multi-step equations, you can use the properties

of _______________, and ______________ operations to form a
series of simpler _________________ equations.

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2.3 Solving Multi-Step Equations part 2

Part 2: Solving an Equation Using the Distributive Property

2) Define distributive property.

to simplify an expression by multiplying or dividing a term

across parentheses over a sum or difference

*** Also means to _______________ __________.***

3) Identify the number being handed out in the following problems.
a) 3(x + 7)

b) x (4 + 5)

c) 5 ( x 9)

d) (x 10)

Number handed out:

Number handed out:

Number handed out:

Number handed out:

Justification:

Justification:

Justification:

Justification:

4) Use the Distributive Property to simplify the following expressions.

a) -8(2x 1)
b) 8(r + 2)
c) 7(x 1)

d) -2(2x 1)

**Most Common Mistake: Students forget to ________ ____ to _________ terms on the _____________.**
5) Use the Distributive Property to solve the following equations.
a) 64 = 8(r + 2)

Steps:
1. Use the Distributive Property.
2. Combine like terms using the
appropriate operations.
3. Use inverse operations to undo
addition/subtraction and/or
multiplication/division.

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b) n + 5(n 1) = 7

c) 5(2x 3) = 15

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2.3 Solving Multi-Step Equations part 2

Part 3: Solving an Equation That Contains Fractions

Method 1: Identify common denominators
and solve.
6)

8)

3
4

2
5

1
3

3
4

= 10

=3

Method 2: Clear the fractions from the equation

7)

9)

3
4

1
9

= 10

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2.3 Solving Multi-Step Equations part 2

Part 4: Solving a Multi-Step Word Problem

10) Jillian and Tyson are shopping for knitting supplies. Jillian wants 3 balls of yarn and 1 set of knitting needles.
Tyson wants 1 ball of yarn and 2 sets of knitting needles. Each ball of yarn costs $6.25 and the total cost was
$34.60. What is the cost of one set on knitting needles?
a) What information do we know?

b) What do we need to find?

c) What expression represents the cost of Jillians items?

Answer:
d) What expression represents the cost of Tysons items?
Answer:
e) Write and solve an equation to find the cost of one set of knitting needles.

f) Identify the cost of one set of knitting needles.

Answer:
11) Three friends go bowling. The cost per person per game is $5.30. The cost to rent shoes is $2.50 per person.
Their total cost is $55.20. How many games did they play?
a) What do we know?

b) What do we need to find?

c) Write and solve an equation to find the number of games.

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