One Step Equations
2x = 10
5
7n+3=2n+23
4
Solve the equation for x
5x+y=2
x=
|x+1|=5
x=4 and x= -6
At a book fair, each fiction book costs $3 and each nonfiction book costs $5. You spent a total of $30 before taxes. If you bought 5 fiction books, how many nonfiction did you buy?
3 nonfiction
0.5b = 26
52
5(2x+7)-3x=7(x+5)
infinite many
b+6=y
b=y-6
|2x+6|=x
x= -6 and x = -2
Tickets to the play cost $6 for children and $8 for adults. The total cost to attend the play is $40. If 2 adult tickets were sold, how many child tickets were sold?
4 child
z/4 = 12
48
1.5b+6+0.5b=15+2b
no solution
Solve the equation for a
2(a+b) = 14
a=7-b
|2v+5|=3v
v= 5 and v = -1
Mary built a fence around her garden. If Mary used 68 ft of fence and her garden is square, how long is each side?
17 ft
x - 5 = -3
2
13+3x+10=23 + 3x
infinite many
The formula for volume of a rectangle is V=lwh. Solve the equation for h.
h = V/lw
|x-2|= -5
no solution
Henry has chickens. The feed costs $8 per bag. If he spends $176 every month for feed, how many bags does he use each month?
22 bags
x + 5 = 17
12
A rectangle has angle measures of 4b, 4b, 5b and 5b. Find the value of b.
20
Solve for x
2x - y +3 = x +y
x= 2y + 3
|5x-5|=15
x = 4 and x = - 2
On a test, multiple choice questions are worth 2 points and essay question are worth 5 points. If there were three essay questions and the total number of points was 55, how many multiple choice questions were there?
20 questions