Using Inverse Operations

In this inverse operations worksheet, students solve equations using inverse operations. A detailed example and explanation is available prior to the exercises. This two-page worksheet contains four problems.

Where did all these variables come from, anyway? The previous lessons in the series ask learners to solve multi-step equations using the distributive property, combining like terms, and using inverse operations. Now scholars solve...

Now there are parentheses in these equations? As the lessons continue in this series, equations get progressively more complex. Eighth graders solve equations by applying the distributive property before using inverse operations. 

In this equations review activity, students solve algebraic equations with one variable.  They use inverse operations to solve for the unknown.  Students translate word sentences to number sentences and then solve.  This two-page...

For this variable worksheet, learners solve simple algebra equations containing one unknown. Students use inverse operations to solve algebraic equations. This one-page worksheet contains 15 problems. Answers are printed at the bottom...

Demonstrate the important concept of inverse operations through an engaging video tutorial.  The narrator explains that creating an understanding of inverse operations is essential to solving equations. The video also looks at the...

Explore the meaning of inverse operations through a video tutorial that demonstrates the process of solving an equation using an inverse operation. The example chosen is a one-step equation using subtraction.

Explore inverse operations. Video viewers watch as a teacher shows how to "undo" an operation by using the opposite operation. By the end, learners should grasp that addition is the opposite of subtraction and division is the opposite of...

Reverse the wrapping to get to the gift. Using the idea of unwrapping a gift, the lesson introduces the concept of inverses. Pupils first determine the order needed to evaluate a function at a point, then use the reverse to find the...

A detailed video tutorial on how to solve an equation with fractions with different denominators, this resource could prove to be a valuable tool. This video covers how to deal with fractions as well as how to solve an algebraic equation...