Coolmath: Solving Equations Exercises: Ax+b = Cx+d (With Decimals)

Challenge your mathematicians to simplify and solve a variety of different equations. This worksheet focuses on multi-step problems that begin with combining like terms and advance toward solving equations with variables on both sides. A...

Teach solving equations through an exploration of properties. Before pupils solve equations they manipulate them to produce equivalent equations. The activity switches the focus from finding a solution to applying properties correctly.

Where did all these variables come from, anyway? The previous lessons in the series ask learners to solve multi-step equations using the distributive property, combining like terms, and using inverse operations. Now scholars solve...

Now there are parentheses in these equations? As the lessons continue in this series, equations get progressively more complex. Eighth graders solve equations by applying the distributive property before using inverse operations. 

Go from easy to challenging with a worksheet full of different problems designed for solving equations. Your mathematicians will be able to start small with one- and two-step equations and work their way up to multi-step equations. The...

Sal illustrates more involved equations in this last video in a series. It follows "Simple Equations" and "Equations 2". He continues using color-coded markings to help increase students' understanding of a more complicated equation:...

"Equations 2" is the second video in this series. It follows the presentation titled "Simple Equations." This presentation shows how to solve slightly more complicated algebraic equations, like Ax+B=C. Sal uses visuals (like a number...

Sal offers an example showing how to manipulate numbers on either side of the equal sign to isolate the variable and solve the equation.

Here is an equation in which the first step is to use the distributive property to get rid of the parenthesis. Then it is solved for the variables. Since there are variables on both sides of the equation, it is important to verify the...

Here is an equation in which the first step is to use the distributive property to remove the parenthesis. Then, it is solved for the variables. Since there are variables on both sides of the equation, it is important to verify the...