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Solve Multi-Step Equations with Variables on Both Sides

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Examples, solutions, videos, worksheets, stories, and songs to help Grade 8 students learn how to Solve Multi-Step Equations with variables on both sides.

In order to solve an equation, we need to isolate the variable on one side of the equation. In this lesson, we will learn how to solve multi-step equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign.

In some other lessons, we will review how to one-step equations, two-step equations and multi-step equations.

How to Solve Multi-Step Equations with Variables on Both Sides?
Learn to solve equations with the variable on both sides that involve the distributive property by first distributing through the parentheses, then combining like terms, then isolating the variables on one side and the numbers on the other, then solving from here.



Multi step equations - Variables on both sides
Multi step equations - Variables on both sides

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