the alikes of solving a one-step or two-step equation: in solving an equation is to have only variables on one side of the equal sign and numbers on the other side of the equal sign. The other alike is to have the number in front of the variable equal to one the variable does not always have to be x. These equations can use any letter as a variable.
Chat with our AI personalities
The first step is usually to solve one of the equations for one of the variables.Once you have done this, you can replace the right side of this equation for the variable, in one of the other equations.
One out of many examples of two step equations that equal 29 is: (9 x 3) + 2
Isolating a single variable in terms of the rest of the equation provides a solution to that variable. That is, if you know the equation that equals the variable, then you can figure out its value.
I assume you mean 3x - 3 = 10 In algebra there is no "correct" first step to solving for x as long as you follow math rules, however the easiest first step is to add 3 to both sides (REMEMBER THAT WHATEVER YOU DO ON ONE SIDE OF THE EQUATION YOU HAVE TO DO TO THE OTHER) Therefore: 3x - 3 = 10 3x - 3 + 3 = 10 + 3 3x = 13 Notice that when we do this we have fewer terms to deal with on the left hand side. See if you can finish it off.
Isolating a variable in one of the equations.