Solving Multi-Step Equations with Variables on Both Sides

Grade 645 minutes

Learning Objective

I can solve multi-step equations by combining like terms using algebra blocks with variables on both sides.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain the steps you would take to simplify the equation 4x + 2(3 - x) = 10.

2. Solve for y in the equation 5y - 3 = 2y + 12. Show all your work.

3. Write an equation that represents the statement: "The sum of four times a number and six equals twenty." Then solve the equation.

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How to solve a multi step equation with a variable on both sides

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