One and Two-Step Equations
x + 26 = 39
x = 13
17 = 1 + 5k + 3k
k = 2
Joe won 55 pieces of gum playing horseshoes at his school's game night. Later, he gave one to each of his friends. He only has 34 remaining. How many did he give away?
21
153 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 21 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus?
22
k - 66 = -157
-91
b/10 = -28
b = -280
-5(3 - 6b) = -38 + 7b
b = -1
After paying $4 for a salad, Natalie has $30. How much money did she have before buying the salad?
$34
Dan was going to sell all of his stamp collection to buy a video game. After selling half of them he changed his mind. He then bought seventeen more. How many did he start with if he now has 30?
26
(9 + x)/5 = 5
16
-5 = a + (-92)
a = 87
-37 + b = -3(5 + 7b)
b = 1
The wind blew away 6 of your muffins. That was 2/5 of all of them! How many are left?
9
Micaela had some candy to give to her four children. She first took one pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received four pieces. With how many pieces did she start?
17
7/8 = 3/r
r = 3.43
-19 + r/2 = -28
r = -18
-2p - 2p = -8(p + 12) - (p + 4)
p = -20
At a restaurant, Jimmy and his eight friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $10.98, then what was the total bill?
$98.82
Trevon had some paper with which to make note cards. On his way to his room he found two more pieces to use. In his room he cut each piece of paper in half. When he was done he had 24 half-pieces of paper. With how many sheets of paper did he start?
10
-12/6 = 10/v
v = -5
-8v + 5 = -219
v = 28
-11(-10a + 8) = 10(11a + 5)
No Solution
A recipe for cupcakes calls for 4 3/10 cups of flour. Aliyah accidentally put in 5 1/3 cups. How many extra cups did he put in?
1 1/30
Alberto won 58 super bouncy balls playing horseshoes at his school's game night. Later, he gave four to each of his friends. He only has 6 remaining. How many friends does he have?
13
The sum of three consecutive odd
numbers is 69. What is the smallest of
these numbers?
21