solve multi step equations
{"Image DocumentName": "Steps to Solve a Multistep Equation", "Image ImageDescription": "How to Solve Multistep Equations. Same general set of steps is useful in solving many multistep equations. Steps to Solve a Multistep Equation. First step. Simplify each side as much as possible. Second step. Eliminate the variable from one side. Third step. Eliminate the constant term from the side with the variable. Fourth step. Divide each side by the coefficient of the variable. Solving this equation required only four basic steps. Although multistep equations can appear in many different forms, the same general set of steps is useful in solving many of them. After identifying the problem as a multistep equation, apply the following steps. First, simplify each side of the equation as much as possible by combining like terms and using the distributive property if necessary in order to remove parentheses. Second, eliminate the variable on one side of the equation. Third, eliminate the constant term on the side with the variable. Fourth, divide each side by the coefficient of the variable. Some multistep equations may not require every step. For example, if the variable has no coefficient after the second step is completed, then the fourth step is unnecessary.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}