Combining Like Terms
Distributive Property
1 Step Equations
2 Step Equations
Bag o' Tricks
100

-3p + -5p

What is -8p

100

2(w+1)

What is 2w + 2

100

2h=10

What is h=5

100

8 = 6 + 2d

What is d = 1

100

P = 2L + 2w     Solve for L 

What is  (p - 2w)/2

200

2x -3x + 4x - 5x 

What is -2x ?

200

2(-2x+3)

What is -4x+6

200

y - (-3) = 8

What is y = 5?

200

3k + 4 = 10

What is k = 2?

200

7x - 4y = 3y - 14   Solve for y 

What is y = x + 2  ?

300

Solve: 

-7z -8z - 9z = 20 - 4z 

What is z = 1 ?

300

2(3+3b)

What is 6 + 6b

300

c - 14 = -3

What is c = 11

300

5 - 2y = 3

What is y = 1

300

You are paid $15 for babysitting plus $4 per hour. How many hours do you work if you earn $55? 

Set up and solve an equation.  

What is 15 + 4h = 55 and h = 10 hours ? 


400

2 + 9 + 8v - 4 + 10v + 10x - 7 + 5x - 20x

What is 18v -5x ?

400

-2(5-3x)

What is -10+6x

400

-3g = -6

What is g = 2

400

u/2 - 1 = 1

What is u = 4

400

Pizza Hut charges $12 per pizza plus $2.50 per topping.  Papa John's charges $14 per pizza plus $2 per topping.  At how many toppings will the pizzas cost the same at the two restaurants? 

What is 12 + 2.50x = 14 + 2x   ? 

and what is x = 4 toppings  ?

500

Solve:

-4f  -3f + 4f + 8f + 20 = 5f + 5f - 15

What is f = 7 ? 

500

-5(2c - 3) - 6c - 10

What is 5 - 16c

500

2 = f/2

What is f = 4

500

g/4 - (-10) = 11

What is g = 4

500

The angle measures of a triangle total 180 degrees. The 3 angles are (2x + 10), (3x - 12), and (4x + 2). Write and solve an equation to find the value of x and the size of the 3 angles.  

What is x = 20 and 50 degrees, 48 degrees, and 82 degrees  ?


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