Here's our ammunition:
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1) |
We can add or
subtract a number from both sides of an
equation. |
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2) |
We can multiply
or divide both sides of an equation by a
number. |
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* And you always
do them in this order. |
Now, we'll need to do
both in the same problem.
Check it out:
| Solve
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Remember our goal:
Get the
x by himself!
There are two guys
bugging the
x...
-7
and 2.
The 2
is really locked on and the
-7
is, kind of, hanging off... So, we'll go after him
first:
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Now, ditch the
2: |
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Check
it!

Yep!
Continued on the
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