FRONT OF FLIPBOOK!

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FRONT OF FLIPBOOK! Solving Equations Equations
To solve an equation containing a
variable One way to solve an equation
is to use
Equations are like balance beams or
teeter-totters. What you do to one side, you
MUST do to the other!
Find the value (or values) of the variable that
make the equation true
INVERSE OPERATIONS, Operations that undo one
another
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One-Step Equations and Properties of
Equality Addition Property of Equality 1. 2.
3. Subtraction Property of
Equality 4. 6. A mother holds her baby and
steps on a scale. The scale reads 146
pounds. Alone, the mother weighs 131 pounds.
How much does the baby weigh? Solve and
justify each step. 5.
Add the same value on each side
Subtract the same value on each side
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Multiply each side by the same value
Multiplication Property of Equality You can
use reciprocals to solve these. 7. 10. 8.
11. Solve and justify each
step. 9. Division Property of
Equality 12. 13. 14. Find the value of x.
Divide each side by the same value