Pre-Algebra : Two-Step Equations with Integers

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : Two Step Equations With Integers

Solve:  

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Explanation:

To isolate the unknown variable, first add three on both sides.

Divide by negative three on both sides.

Example Question #52 : Two Step Equations With Integers

Solve:  

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Explanation:

In order to solve the equation, we have to isolate the variable. We do this by performing the same operation to either side of the equation.

Add 18 on both sides of the equation.

Divide both sides by six.

The six in the numerator and in the denominator cancel and we are left with,

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Example Question #53 : Two Step Equations With Integers

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Explanation:

Add  on both sides of the equation.

Subtract  from both sides of the equation.

Divide by  on both sides of the equation.

Example Question #54 : Two Step Equations With Integers

Solve:  

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Explanation:

Add  to both sides of the equation.

Add  on both sides.

Divide by  on both sides.

Example Question #55 : Two Step Equations With Integers

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To solve for the unknown variable, subtract 15 from both sides.

Divide by negative five on both sides.

Example Question #56 : Two Step Equations With Integers

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

Simplify the equation.

To isolate , divide by three on both sides of the equation.

Simplify both sides by division.

Example Question #51 : Two Step Equations With Integers

Solve.

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Explanation:

Add 8 to each side

Divide each side by 16

Example Question #58 : Two Step Equations With Integers

Solve for  in the following equation:

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Explanation:

When solving for a, we want to get a by itself.  

To do that, we must first subtract 12 from both sides. 

Now, we divide both sides by 5.

Example Question #52 : Two Step Equations With Integers

Solve:

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Explanation:

To solve for , we have to isolate it to one side, as follows:

 

Example Question #60 : Two Step Equations With Integers

This is a two step equation which takes two steps to solve.

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Explanation:

In this problem we must solve for x. We must isolate the variable x in order to solve the problem. The first step is to add 4 to both sides of the equation as follows:

The second step is to divide by 3 on both sides as follows:

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