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Mathematically, it does not matter. But it can be harder and you do need to know exactly what you are doing.
For example, if you need to solve 5x + 3 = 23
the conventional 2-step method is as follows:
Step 1: 5x + 3 - 3 = 23 - 3
which gives 5x = 20
Step 2: 5x/5 = 20/5
so that x = 4.
But you could also have done
Step 1: 5x/5 + 3/5 = 23/5
which gives x + 3/5 = 23/5
Step 2: x + 3/5 - 3/5 = 23/5 - 3/5
ans so x = 20/5 = 4 as before.
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How does the order of operations relate to solving multi-step equations?
The order of operations relate to solving multi-step equations because you are following the order of operations just in a backwards way.
Solving two step equations?
5-7m+9m=11
How is solving a two step equation different from one step equations?
In a two step equation, you need to do another step.
When solving two-step equations what must be undone first?
You have to follow the order of operations which goes as follows, parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication, then division, then addition, and finally subtraction
What are the steps to solving equations and inequalities?
Just keep doing the same thing to both sides of the equation at every step.
