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Chapter 3 Multi-Step Equations

and Inequalities
Cole Miller







Distributive Property:
Multiplying a sum by a number is the same as
multiplying each addend by the number and adding the
two products together.
6x57=(6x50) + (6x7)


Associative Property of Addition and Multiplication:
Changing the grouping of addends or factors does
not change the sum or product. You may add or
multiply the numbers regardless of how they are
grouped.
(4+2)+10=4+(2+10)


Commutative Property of Addition and
Multiplication:
Changing the order of addends or factors does not
change the sum or product. You may add or multiply the
number regardless of how they are ordered because
you can change the order when multiplying or dividing.
3+5=5+3







Explain how to simplify 4(7x 3) +2x

You first multiply 4 times 7x and get 28x then
multiply 4 times 3. You next wright the problem 28x-
12+2x then you add 28x + 2x (because they are the like
terms) to get 30x 12 and that would be the simplest
form you can get in this problem.

Explain the steps necessary to solve the equation
7x 10 9x = -13

You first have to subtract the like terms 7x 9x to
get -2x. Then you put the problem in order -2x-10=-13.
Next you add 10 to -13 because they are the like terms
your new equation looks like -2x = -3 now you have a
one step equation. Now you have to divide -2 into -3. In
the end you get 1 .

Explain the steps necessary to solve the equation
5x/6 + x/3 = 11/6

You first have to get a common denominator, which
in this case would be 6. You next multiply the
denominators and numerators until you get the
denominator to 6 so the new equation would look like
this. 5x + 2x -3 = 11 you now add the like terms 5x and
2x to get 7x and now the equation looks like this 7x 3
= 11 you now add 3 from 11 to get 14 so 7x = 14 then
you divide 7 into 14 and get x= 2




Explain how to graph the inequalities 2 x/-5

Fist you have to multiply -5 times 2 to get -10 x.
Next you must switch the x and ten because you always
want the letter on the left side so it is easier to graph.
Now your inequality should look like x -10. You dont
have to switch the less than or equal to sign again
because you already switched it.
Your graph should look like this:



Solve the following inequality then graph the solution
-4x + 4 -8

In this equation you first must subtract 4 from 8
making it -12 so the problem looks like -4x -12 then
you divide -4 by -12 to get 3 so x 3 then you have to
switch the inequality to make it x 3 and that is you
solution.
Your graph should look like this:




Word problems:

Chris wants to buy a bike that cost 160$ if she saves 12$
each week what is the fewest number of weeks she
must save in order to buy the bike.

12n 160
n 13.3




Mark worked on math homework less than 1/3 the
amount of time that his brother did. If mark spent 25
minutes on his math homework, how much time did his
brother spend on his math homework?

25 < 1/3x
x > 75


One third of a number decrease by thirty six is at most
twenty two. Find the number.

1/3x 36 22
x < 164

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