Aim: ______________________________________________________________________________

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A little math humor : 3x + 7 = -5 connection to help students remember the steps:
* Your mom is trying to kick everyone out of the house to
clean up. You are the only one she wants to stay in the
Find x. house. You are the variable. How are we going to kick
people out? (By doing the OPPOSITE operation)
Your mom teaches you loyalty, so she always tells you to
3x + 7 = -5 kick the people youre closest to out last. So, where would
we start?
Since were doing the OPPOSITE operation, think about
OPPOSITE PEMDAS. We start from the back and work our
way forwards.
**Relate this concept to the video: things in reverse and
Flipgrid assignment.

ISOLATING VARIABLES
To solve equations in one variable, we __________________ the variable to figure out
what it is.

________________ means to place by _________________.

To ____________________ a variable, we undo everything that weve done to this

variable by using ____________________ order of operations.

MAINTAINING ___________________________________________

To maintain ___________________, whatever we do to one side of the equation, we

must do to the other.

EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2

-6x 9 = 4 -3 = - 5
8
Step 1: Step 1:
Reverse PEMDAS: Reverse PEMDAS:
Add/Subtract Add/Subtract
 Step 2: Step 2:
Reverse PEMDAS: Reverse PEMDAS:
Multiply/Divide Multiply/Divide

EXAMPLE 3 EXAMPLE 4

16 2n = -20 -10 = 3 +
4
Step 1:
Step 1:

Step 2:
Step 2:

Practice:
Solve each of these on a separate sheet of paper. Show ALL your work neatly and BOX your answer.

1. -7x + 8 = 50 ANSWERS Commented [MAM2]: Re-emphisize the importance of

1. x = -6 students checking their work. Talk about building
2. 8 + 10x = -12 accountability and investment.
2. x = -2
3. -55 = 2 + 3x 3. x = -19
4. v = -15
4. -4 = -3 +
15
5. n = -14

5. 5 + 2 = -2 6. a = 6

7. b = -11
6. 3 = 5 +
3
8. r = 18
7. -13 = 2b + 9 9. p = -10
10. x = 10
8. 8 = + 6
9
11. x = -14
9. 3p 9 = -39 12. n = -2

10. -5 7x = -75

11. 5 = + 7
7
12. 19 = -1 10n