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Solving linear equations in one variable

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Solving linear equations in one variable

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Solve linear equations in one variable, including equations with rational number coefficients and variables on one or both sides of the equation.
Apply properties of equality to rewrite equations into equivalent forms and isolate the variable efficiently.
Interpret solutions to linear equations in context, including identifying whether a solution is reasonable for the situation described.

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Determine whether a linear equation has one solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions by comparing equivalent forms.

Use structure to simplify expressions within a linear equation before solving, including distributing and combining like terms.

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