Algebra 1 : How to solve two-step equations

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Example Question #553 : Linear Equations

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Example Question #554 : Linear Equations

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Example Question #21 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

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Example Question #21 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

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Simplify by combining like terms to get . Subtract and add  to both sides to get . Divide both sides by 2 to get .

Example Question #25 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve the following equation for :

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This equation takes two steps to solve. When solving two steps, first we simplify the addition and subtraction terms. Then we do the multiplication/division step. 

So, in , our first step is to negate the subtraction of 13. The inverse of subtracting by 13 is to add by 13. So step 1 is to add 13 to both sides. We have

From here, we do a second step to solve for , by doing the inverse of multiplying by 2. The inverse of multiplication is division. So to "get rid" of the 2, we divide both sides by 2. So from,

 

And that is our answer, .

 

Example Question #557 : Linear Equations

Solve for :

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To solve for , you must first use the distributive property to simplify the right side of the equation. This gives you .

Then, subtract  and from both sides of the equation to get .

Divide both sides by  and you will get a solution of .

Example Question #22 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve for .

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First, subtract 2 from both sides.

Divide both sides by 3.

Example Question #21 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

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Example Question #24 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

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Example Question #25 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

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 can be any real number.

There is no solution.

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There is no solution.

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This identically false statement is an indication that there is no solution.

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