First Steps
One-Step Easy equations
Inverse Operations
First and Second Steps
Two-Steps
100

What is the first step to solve this equation?

4x + 12 = 37

subtract 12 from both sides

100

Solve for x.

x + 8 = 10

x = 2

100

What is the inverse operation of addition?

What is subtraction?

100

List the first step and the second step needed to solve this equation.

3x + 12 = 10

subtract 12 from both sides

divide both sides by 3

100

Solve for x.

3x + 12 = 45

x = 11

200

What is the first step to solve this equation?

5x + 1 = 20

subtract 1 from both sides

200

Solve for x. 

5x = 20

x = 4

200

What is the inverse operation of multiplication?

What is division?

200

List the first step and the second step needed to solve this equation.

x/5 - 7 = 4

add 7 to both sides

multiply both sides by 5

200

Solve for x. 

x/5 - 7 = 3

x = 50

300

What is the first step to solve this equation?

x/8 + 80 = 32

subtract 80 from both sides

300

Solve for x. 

x/8 = 2

x = 16

300

What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

What is addition

300

List the first step and the second step needed to solve this equation.

7 + 4x = -5

subtract 7 from both sides

divide both sides by 4

300

Solve for x. 

7 + 4x = 8

x = 1/4

400

What is the first step to solve this equation?

22 + 4x = 73

subtract 22 from both sides

400

Solve for x. 

10 + x = 60

x = 50

400

What is the inverse operation of division?

What is multiplication?

400

List the first step and the second step needed to solve this equation.

-2x - 8 = 26

add 8 to both sides

divide both sides by -2

400

Solve for x. 

-8 + x/-3 = 2

x = -30

500

What is the first step to solve this equation?

10x - 82 = 33

add 82 to both sides

500

Solve for x. 

x + 4 = -4

x = -8

500

What is Mrs. Cassidy's middle name?

Rose

500

List the first step and the second step needed to solve this equation.

6 + y/-9 = 20

subtract 6 from both sides

multiply both sides by 9

500

Solve for x. 

6 + 3x - 5x = 4

x =1

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