Solving One-Step Equations
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Objective
I can solve one-step equations by using inverse operations to isolate the variable.
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Sarah bought a bag of apples. After eating 3 apples, she had 12 left. Write an equation to represent this situation, where 'a' is the original number of apples in the bag. Then, solve the equation to find the original number of apples.
A rectangle has an area of 48 cm². If the width of the rectangle is 6 cm, write and solve a one-step equation to find the length (l) of the rectangle.
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“Solve for x: x - 7 = 15 Solve for y: 6y = 42 Solve for z: z / 4 = 8”
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