High School Math : How to solve two-step equations

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Example Question #2 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Fractions In Pre Algebra

A glass jar is filled to the top with 100 blue marbles, 75 red marbles, and 25 yellow marbles. Each time a marbles is picked from the jar, it must be returned to the jar before another marble is picked again. What is the probability of picking a red marble?

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Explanation:

First, find the total number of marbles in the glass jar:  marbles in total.

It is given that there are 75 red marbles, thus: .

Example Question #91 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

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Explanation:

First add 9 to both sides:

Then multiply both sides by 3:

 

Example Question #92 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve for .

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Explanation:

To solve, we must perform the same operations to both sides of the equation.

Add 7 to both sides.

Divide both sides by 3.

Example Question #93 : How To Solve Two Step Equations

Solve the equation for .

 

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Explanation:

Subtract from both sides and simplify.

Multiply both sides by to remove it from the denominator.

Divide both sides by .

Simplify the fraction.

Example Question #1 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Decimals In Pre Algebra

 

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Explanation:

This is  a two-step equation.  First you must add the decimals up to have a singular variable element

Then divide both sides by 4:

Example Question #1 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Decimals In Pre Algebra

Solve the equation for . (Round to two decimal places).

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Explanation:

Subtract from both sides of the equation, and simplify.

Divide both sides by . Be careful of the negative sign.

Example Question #505 : High School Math

Solve for

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Explanation:

The goal is to get  alone on one side. Therefore you subtract  from both sides to get . Then divide both sides by  to get  alone.

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Example Question #4 : How To Solve Two Step Equations With Decimals In Pre Algebra

Josie buys worth of groceries.  The sales tax is .  If she pays with , how much change should she get?

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Explanation:

The sales tax is

The total grocery bill is .

The change is .

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