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Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011 View details

3. Solving Multi-Step Equations

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Exercise 52 Page 98

Gather all of the variable terms on one side of the equation and all of the constant terms on the other side.

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To solve an equation, we should first gather all of the variable terms on one side of the equation and all of the constant terms on the other side using the Properties of Equality. In this case, we will start by changing the signs on both sides of the given equation. We can do it by dividing both sides of the equation by - 1.

-(w+5)=- 14

DivEqn

.LHS /(- 1).=.RHS /(- 1).

(w+5)=14

RemovePar

Remove parentheses

w+5=14

SubEqn

LHS-5=RHS-5

w+5-5=14-5

SubTerms

Subtract terms