Algebra 1 : How to solve two-step equations

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Algebra 1

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Example Questions

Example Question #563 : Algebra 1

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The equation has no solution.

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Example Question #31 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve for .

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Notice that  can be canceled out by subtracting it from both sides.

Now, we can isolate . First, we need to get all the variables on the same side by adding  to each side.

Subtract  from both sides.

Finally, multiply both sides by .

Example Question #32 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

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The equation has no solution.

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The equation has no solution.

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This statement is identically false, so the original equation has no solution.

Example Question #565 : Linear Equations

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Example Question #566 : Linear Equations

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Example Question #32 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

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Example Question #567 : Linear Equations

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The solution set is the set of all real numbers.

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The solution set is the set of all real numbers.

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This statement is identically true; therefore, the solution set is the set of all real numbers.

Example Question #33 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Call the three angles of a triangle . The measure of  is twenty degrees more than that of ; the measure of  is forty degrees less than twice that of . What is the greatest measure of any of the three angles of the triangle?

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Call the measure of  . Since the measure of  is twenty degrees more than that of , we can say that  has measure . Since the measure of  is forty degrees less than twice that of , we can say that  has measure 

The sum of the measures of the three angles of a triangle is 180, so we can set up and solve an equation that sets the sum of these three expressions equal to 180:

Substitute 50 for  in the other two expressions:

The triangle has angles measuring , so the answer to the question is .

Example Question #34 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

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Example Question #572 : Linear Equations

Find the value of  in the following linear equation and select the correct answer from the choices listed below.

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Solve equation by using inverse order of operations to get  by itself.

Order of operations: PEMDAS. Addition and subtraction usually come last, so when using inverse order of operations to "undo an expression," they come first. 8 is being added to , so subtract 8 from both sides in order to get  alone.

     

Next comes multiplication/division.  is being multiplied by 2, so divide both sides by 2 to get  on its own.

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