Solving Equations

Expressions

100

Simplify the expression.  2x + 3x -7

What is 5x - 7

200

Evaluate the expression for y = -9.  4 + y

What is -5?

300

Use the distributive property to simplify.

-4(2x-5)

-8x+20

400

Simplify the expression by combining like terms.

6x - 2x² + 4x -x²

What is 10x - 3x² ?

500

Simplify the expression.  

9(x + 3) - 7(x - 3).

What is 2x + 48?

One-step Equations

100

Solve.  x + 5 = 7.

What is x = 2

200

Solve.  -4x = 24.

What is x = -6?

300

Solve x - 3 = 5.

What is x = 8?

400

Solve 

x/7 =9

What is y = 63?

500

Solve 

x/-3 = 6

What is x = -18?

Two-step equations

100

2x+5=29

x = 12

200

3x+7=40

x=11

300

-5x-13= -3

x=-2

400

18=4x+10

x=2

500

5(x+3)=35

x = 4

multi-step equations

100

26-9p=-1

p = 3

200

6t-2-9t=1

t = -1

300

-2(4-x)-7=5

x = 10

400

1/4 y + 8=5

y = 12

500

25x-4(4x+6)=-69

x = -5

Grab Bag

100

Use the distributive property to rewrite the expression.  -3(x + 4)

What is -3x - 12?

200

Is the point (0, -90) on the x-axis or the y-axis?

The y-axis

300

28/35 in simplified form.

What is 4/5?  

400

Simplify.

3(x-5)+2(x+6)

5x-3

500

Simplify.

2(x+5)-3(x+4)

-x-2