Solving Linear Equations
Key Words & Ideas
An equation is a maths statement with an equals sign "=" in it. In an equation the left hand side always has the same value as the right hand side.
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To solve means: work out the solution (answer) i.e. find the value that you could put in for x that would make the equation true.
When solving an equation we always do the same thing to both sides until we have "x = a number":
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Video examples
The video shows the examples in this area from a Junior Cert Higher Level Book.
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Practice
Practice and test your understanding in this area using the Khan Academy links.
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Need more help? Remember 1st Year
These four videos demonstrate how to solve linear equations starting with easy questions.
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These four videos below are worked solutions to questions that relate to the examples above.
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