Concept 2: solving one step addition

“Balance” It Out

what is one step addItion?

In one step addition, your goal is the get the variable that you are solving for by itself on one side of an equation . One goal in solving an equation is to have only variables on one side of the equal sign and numbers on the other side of the equal sign.

Liam wants to make a dessert. He has 2x cups of sugar, and 14 total ingredients. Therefore, using balancing, x=7