High School Math : How to solve two-step equations with integers in pre-algebra

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Example Questions

Example Question #71 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Integers In Pre Algebra

Solve for  when 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , begin by subtracting  from both sides of the equation:

Then multiply both sides by :

Example Question #481 : High School Math

Solve for  if, 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , first distribute the  outside the parentheses to both values inside the parentheses:

Then subtract  from both sides of the equation:

Then divide each side of the equation by :

Example Question #73 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Integers In Pre Algebra

Solve for  when 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , first distribute the  outside the parentheses to both values inside the parentheses:

Then add  to both sides of the equation:

Then divide both sides by :

Example Question #71 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Integers In Pre Algebra

Solve for  when 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , first add  to both sides of the equation:

Then divide each side of the equation by :

Example Question #75 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Integers In Pre Algebra

Solve for  when 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , first subtract  from both sides of the equation:

Then multiply each side of the equation by :

Example Question #71 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve for  when 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , first distribute the  outside the parentheses to both values inside the parentheses:

Then add  to both sides of the equation:

Then divide both sides of the equation by :

Example Question #77 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Integers In Pre Algebra

Solve for  when 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , first subtract  from both sides of the equation:

Then divide both sides of the equation by :

Example Question #78 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Integers In Pre Algebra

Solve for  when 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , first add  to both sides of the equation:

Then multiply both sides of the equation by :

Example Question #79 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Integers In Pre Algebra

Solve for  when 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , first distribute the  outside the parentheses to both values inside the parentheses:

Then subtract  from both sides of the equation:

Then divide both sides by :

Example Question #80 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Integers In Pre Algebra

Solve for  when 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for , first divide both sides of the equation by :

Then take the square root of both sides of the equation:

However, remember that  is also equal to , so the answer is both positive and negative .

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