Multi-step Equations With Fractions and Decimals

Question 1

Now we have this. What do we do last?

Accepted Answer

Subtract 8 from both sides to get b = 12

Question 2

What type of terms are 3 and 2?

Accepted Answer

Constants, Like Terms

Question 3

What are the terms of the equation?

Accepted Answer

¼x, 3, and 2

Question 4

15/1 • 4/3 on the right simplies to what, once reduced?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 5

Let's multiply both sides by 4. What will we have?

Accepted Answer

x = -4

Question 6

What's going on here?

Accepted Answer

¾ times (b+8), 8 more than b is a quantity, Multiplying by ¾ distributes over two terms, All true statements

Question 7

Let's multiply both sides by 4/3, the recipical of ¾. What do we have now?

Accepted Answer

Just b + 8 on the left, 15/1 • 4/3 on the right

Question 8

What are the sides of equation?

Accepted Answer

¼x + 3 and 2

Question 9

We subtracted 3 from both sides to get this. What next?

Accepted Answer

Multiply both sides by 4, Multiply both sides by the reciprocal of ¼.

Question 10

What would be a good first step in solving this equation?

Accepted Answer

Multiply each side by 4, Subtract 3 from each side

Question 11

What do we get if we multiply both sides by 4?

Accepted Answer

1x + 12 = 8

Question 12

What do we get if we subtract 3 from both sides?

Accepted Answer

¼x = -1

Question 13

Why can't we combine ¼x + 3 into one term?

Accepted Answer

Because ¼x and 3 are unlike terms

Question 14

We can distribute ¾ over (b + 8), but is there an easier way to start solving for b?

Accepted Answer

Multipy both sides by 4, Multiply both sides by 4/3, the reciprocal of ¾

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