On the left side of a line, there are 4 rectangles, each labeled x, and 3 squares, each labeled negative 1. On the right side of the line, there is 1 square labeled 1.
The algebra tiles represent an equation.
What is the first step to solve the equation represented with the algebra tiles?
(1 point)
Responses
Remove the zero pair.
Remove the zero pair.
Add three 1 tiles to each side.
Add three 1 tiles to each side.
Add one −1
tile to the right side.
Add one negative 1 tile to the right side.
Move the three −1
tiles to the right side.
1 answer
The first step to solve the equation represented with the algebra tiles is:
Remove the zero pair.
This means eliminating any pairs of tiles that represent zero (for example, one positive tile and one negative tile). This simplifies the equation and is a common first step in solving equations using algebra tiles.
