Contributor: Marlene Vogel. Lesson ID: 10487
Abracadabra algebra! Magic math! If those words don't seem to go together, this lesson will use videos, card games, and riddles to teach the real-life secrets of solving two-step equations! Ta da!
Here is a Magic trick! Follow the instructions and then try to figure out how it is done!
Today you will continue to practice your equation-solving skills and expanding on them by learning to solve two-step equations. When you were learning how to solve one-step equations you learned that you needed to use an operation opposite of the one in the equation to solve for an answer. When solving a two-step equation you will be working with two different operations and their opposites.
Before trying to work out some problems, take a moment to watch this Algebra Basics: Solving 2-Step Equations-Math Antics video below. It will help you understand the process:
Below is an example of how to solve a two-step equation: