2. The Four Steps to Solve Multi-Step
Equations
1. distribute
2. Combine like terms
3. Get variable on one side
4. Isolate the variable
3. Pick an example problem (delete all the others):
7(x+9) – 10 = 2x + 6
Step 1: distribute
7(x+9)-10=2x+6
5x -47
/5 /5
x -9.4
=
=
5x+53 = 6
7x+53=2x+6
-2x -2x
7x+63-10=2x+6
-53-53
Step 2: combine like terms
Step 3: get variables on one
side
Step 4: isolate the variable
4. Unit Reflection
• I learned the following vocabulary words this
unit:
Distributive combing like terms get variable on one
side the lsotate
• The hardest part was…was trying to get the
variable on one side
• The easiest part was…distribute and combing like
terms
