Khan Academy: Solving Equations Examples and Practice: Variables on Both Sides

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...

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

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

Create better equation solvers! The video presentation tackles solving an equation with variables on both sides with decimal coefficients. The instructor explains how to multiply by a constant to eliminate the decimals before continuing...

Solving equations is the groundwork for all of algebra. A video presentation explains the steps for solving an equation with variables on both sides. Using a different color for each step, the instructor shows how to manipulate the...

So you have a variable on both sides of the equation. How do you solve this kind of equation? Just get like terms together on each side of the equation and then isolate that variable.

Fractions and variables on both sides of the equation? Oh my! There are one hundred and one steps to solving this equation. Not really, but now that I have your attention, I recommend you watch this video closely and follow the...

So you have a variable on both sides of the equation. How do you solve this kind of equation? Just get like terms together on each side of the equation and then isolate that variable.

Fractions and variables on both sides of the equation? Oh my! There are one hundred and one steps to solving this equation. Not really, but now that I have your attention, I recommend you watch this video closely and follow the...

This equation with a variable on both sides and parentheses on both sides seems like it will be hard to solve. Don't despair! It's not as complicated as you might think. Just use the order of operations and take it one step at a time.