Solving One-Step Equations

One step at a time! A seemingly linear relationship becomes an entirely new type of function. Young scholars build their understanding of step functions by completing a three-stage activity that incorporates multiple representations of...

It's one small step, but a giant leap forward in solving equations. By watching a short video, scholars learn to solve one-step linear equations by applying inverse operations. The narrator works through an example involving an equation...

This inequality word problem would make a good warm-up activity for a class studying single-variable inequalities. This video creates and solves an inequality based on a short-word problem about unit cost.

Apply decimal operations to solving equations. Learners first observe two examples of one-step linear equations being solved. They then watch as each equation is solved by either adding or subtracting decimals using strategies they...

Multiply the chance of success with solving equations. Viewers of an educational video learn to solve a one-step equation by multiplying by the reciprocal. The equation in question is in the form ax = c/d.

Oh no, there are decimals! A resource shows a method to solve a two-step equation that contains decimals. Using a process of clearing the decimals, the presenter converts the equation into a basic two-step equation with whole numbers. At...

One step is sometimes all it takes. Pupils watch a short video to learn how to solve a one-step equation. The equation in the example requires adding signed decimals to determine the value of the variable.

Watching a video equals a chance to learn more about solving equations. Learners see how to solve one-step equations with decimals. The example the narrator works through requires multiplying with decimals to solve.

Flip the switch to learn about flipping coefficients when solving equations. Pupils review how to solve equations of the form (a/b)x = c/d by watching a video. They see two different ways to achieve this goal: by multiplying by the...

Some equations require inverses of multiplication and division. Solving equations use inverse operations to isolate the variable. The video shows how to solve one-step equations involving multiplication and division and works several...