This topic is in the 'Solving Linear Equations' section. When you see equations that have variables without powers, you know you have a linear equation. Equations are like mini-puzzles where you have to figure out what set of math steps you can take in order to get one of the variables by itself, and linear equations are often the most straightforward of these puzzles. We've got a lot of great examples tutorials to help you see the variety of techniques that are out there to solve linear equations. Just remember to focus on the variable that you are trying to solve for, and make sure that you apply any math steps that you take to both sides of the equation!