An equation is a math sentence that DOES contain an _______________________ .
The goal of solving an equation is to find the value of the variable.
o We do this by isolating the variable on one side of the equation using Inverse Operations! Inverse operations undo each other!
Inverse of addition? ________________________
Inverse of subtraction? ________________________ Inverse of multiplication? ________________________ Inverse of division? ________________________
Examples:
John has x apples. If he adds 5 apples to his Maddie has x dollars. After spending $90 on pile, he will have 8 apples. a purse, she will have $45. What is the value What is the value of x? of x?
Write an equation: x + 5 = 8 Write an equation: x - 90 = 45
- 5 = -5 + 90 = +90 x = 3 x = 135 Answer: John had 3 apples before he added Answer: Maddie had $135 before she bought to his pile. the purse.
Check: 3+5=8 Check: 135 - 90 = 45
Lets Practice!
1. x + 2 = 10 2. y 8 = 15 3. a + 9 = 2
x + 0 = y 0= a +0 =
Check: Check: Check:
Math 6 Practice (8.1)
Solve 1) x + 7 = 18 2) a - 15 = 22 3) 83 = y - 17
4) c 3 = 6 5) x + 8 = 18 6) y-5=4
7) 6 + z = 10 8) p 5 = 15 9) 4 + m = 12
10) g + 44 = 50 11) x - 9 = 2 12) a + 10 = 17
13) y 4 = 19 14) b 17 = 12 15) 3 = d + 2
16) i + 13 = 27 17) y 4 = 6 18) x + 5 = 8
19) x - 4 = 9 20) 24 = n + 13 21) d 9 = 11
Math 6 Homework (8.1) Name ___________________________________
Solving One-Step Equations: Addition and Subtraction
You must show your work to get credit! Check your answer.
1) y + 6 = 20 2) x 10 = 12 3) 12 + z = 15
4) 2 + n = 16 5) a + 4 = 14 6) m 5 = 10
7) 4 + b = 30 8) 10 + c = 25 9) x 60 = 20
10) g 16 = 4 11) x 15 = 20 12) w + 14 = 18
13) r 18 = 27 14) 13 + k = 25 15) f 16 = 34
NAME ________________________________________ DATE ______________ PERIOD _____
Practice: Skills Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations Solve each equation. Check your solution. 1. x 2 8 2. y 7 9 3. a 5 12
4. 16 n 6 5. q 10 22 6. m 9 17
7. b 4 9 8. 8 c 4 9. 11 t 7
10. d 10 8 11. x 11 9 12. 2 z 14
13. 72 24 w 14. 86 y 99 15. 6 y 8
Lesson 42 16. 5 m 11 17. n 3.5 6.7 18. x 1.6 0.8
19. 98 t 18 20. 12 g 56 21. x 18 2
22. p 11 5 23. a 1.5 4.2 24. 7.4 n 2.6
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 191 Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
