Solving EquationsEquations

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Solving Equations Equations To solve an
equation containing a variable One way to
solve an equation is to use Isolate the
variable THE GOAL OF ALGEBRA IS TO
Equations are like a _______________
__________ Or a teeter-totter. What we do to one
side, we MUST _______________________________.
balance beam
Find the value of the variable that makes the
equation true
do to the other side
INVERSE OPERATIONS Operations that undo one
another
Get one variable on one side by itself
Isolate the variable