How can you solve an equation that has a variables on both sides How do you move a variable term from one side of the equation to the other?

That depends how the variable is combined with the other parts of the expression on each side. Here are some examples:Example 1: 2x + 5 = x - 3

Here, if you subtract "x" from both sides, you will get rid of the "x" on the right.

Example 2: x squared = 3x

Here, if you divide by "x", you get rid of the "x" on the right. However, one solution, namely x = 0, gets lost in the new equation if you do that. This is related to the fact that you should not divide by zero - and if x = 0, you are doing exactly that.