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# Solving Simple Equations (3 of 3)

We’ve seen how to solve equations by doing one thing to both sides of an equation. Below are two examples:

Sometimes there are problems that need slightly more complicated equations. For example, let’s say you want to buy a coat that costs $100. You have$40. Your mum has told you that she will match whatever amount of money you can save to help you buy the coat. How much do you need to save?

To solve equations like 2n + 40 = 100 we need to “get rid of” two things: the +40 and the x2. We need to do two things and the order we do them in is important. The examples below show what we can do to solve these types of equations:

It is very important that we solve equations like the ones on this page by doing the addition or subtraction before doing the division or multiplication.

Print the worksheets below to help practice solving equations using two steps.

The four worksheets above are also included here with more solving equations worksheets.