The goal of solving an equation is to

get the variable all by itself on one side of the equals sign.

To move things multiplied by the variable

multiply both sides by the reciprocal

To solve multi-step equations

follow the order of operations backwards

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A1 Questions Ch3

Question	Answer
The goal of solving an equation is to	get the variable all by itself on one side of the equals sign.
To move things added to the variable,	add the opposite to both sides
To move things multiplied by the variable	multiply both sides by the reciprocal
To solve multi-step equations	follow the order of operations backwards