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A two step equation that equals 5?
2x+2=12
Explain the difference between the directions solve evaluate and simplify?
To solve would be to rewrite the equation in terms of the variable in the equation. For example, solve: 3x-2=7. You would solve for the variable x; e.g. 3x=9 and x=3. To evaluate, you would be given an equation with a variable or variables. You would need to be given a value for the variable(s) to substitute into the equation. For example evaluate the equation for x=3; equation is x2+1. Substitute 3 in for x; or 32+1=10. To simplify, reduce the equation to its simplest form. This will involve operations such as: factoring, adding, subtracting, dividing, canceling terms, and so forth. For example simplify the equation: 3x3/9x2. The 3/9 is simplified to 1/3 and x3/x2 is simplified to x. So the original equation simplified is: 1/3 times x or (1/3)x or x/3.Which is the right answer for most of you who does not know.
What do you do when you have a negative variable?
When you have a negative variable in an equation that you are trying to solve for, you multiply each side of the equation by -1. If it is an inequality such as <, you would flip the sign to > and vice versa.
How do you do a 2 step equation?
When you are solving a 2-step equation, you do the opposite of a 1-step equation. You do addition and subtraction first, then the multiplication second. Example: 2x + 9=16 -9 -9 2x=7 Now it's a 1-step equation 2x=7 /2 /2 Your answer would be 3.5 To check all you do is replace the variable with your answer. 2x + 9=16 2(3.5) + 9=16
How do you solve systems by using the substitution method?
You solve one of the equation for one of the variables. For example, if the variables involved are "x" and "y", you might solve for "y". It doesn't really matter what variable you solve for first, so you can solve for whatever variable is easiest to solve. Then - assuming you got, for example, "y = 3x -1", in this example you would replace every "y" by "3x - 1" in the other equation or equations.
