Algebra 1 : How to solve two-step equations

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Example Questions

Example Question #251 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve the following equation for .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Subtract  from both sides of the equation.

Divide both sides by 

Example Question #252 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve the following equation:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add  on both sides.  This will prevent from dividing by a negative seven later.

Simplify both sides.

Subtract one on both sides.

Divide by seven on both sides.

Simplify both sides.

The answer is:

Example Question #253 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve the following for x:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve any two step equation, you must isolate x. To do this, you must move everything else to the other side of the equation. first, start by moving terms that are further away from x and the move terms/constants that are close to x. Thus, our first step would be to subtract 12 from both sides.

Then, you must divide both sides by negative 1.

Example Question #254 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve the equation:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We will need to solve for x.  First add 6 on both sides.

Simplify both sides.

Divide by six on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #254 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve the following equation:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for the unknown variable, we can either add  on both sides or subtract 6 on both sides.  

Let's add  on both sides since this will prevent us from having to divide by negative seven on both sides in the later steps.

Simplify both sides.

Divide by seven on both sides.

Simplify.

The answer is:  

Example Question #256 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve the following equation: 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add one on both sides.

Simplify both sides.

Divide by 35 on both sides.  The fraction is irreducible.

The answer is: 

Example Question #257 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve the following equation:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add  on both sides.

Simplify both sides.

Divide by  on both sides to isolate x.

Simplify both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #251 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve for x:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for x, first we must isolate the x terms to one side:

Finally, we must take the square root of both sides to solve for x:

Example Question #259 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve for y in the following equation:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for y, we want y to stand alone.  In the equation

we will first add 2 to both sides.  We get

Now, we will multiply both sides by 4.  We get

Example Question #260 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add two on both sides of the equation.

Simplify both sides.

Divide by three on both sides.

Divide both sides and simplify.

The answer is:  

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