IXL | Solve multi-step equations

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To solve for a variable, use inverse operations to undo the operations in the equation. Be sure to gather like terms and to do the same operation to both sides of the equation.

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To make the equation easier to solve, you can think of the negative sign in front of the parentheses as a

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Apply the distributive property

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Add 11 to both sides

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Add 11 to both sides

Divide both sides by -1

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Lesson: Multi-step equations

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Lesson: Multi-step equations

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