Algebra 1 Chapter 1 (Mrs. Shearon)

Solving Simple Equations

100

The value of  n  which solves

 n - 8 = -3 

What is n = 5? 

200

The value of  n  which solves

 n - 3/5 = 1/5 

What is  n = 4/5? 

300

The value of  n  which solves

 -5.8 = n + 3.3 

What is  n = -9.1? 

400

The value of  x  which solves

 9x = -81 

What is x = -9? 

500

The value of  y  which solves

 y/2 = -10 

What is  y= -20? 

Isolate a Variable

100

Solve for  x 

 -6x = 2x + 24 

What is x = -3? 

200

Solve for  y  

 32 + 4y = -4y 

What is y = -4 

300

Solve for  x 

 4(4x - 7) = 8x +12 

What is x = 5? 

400

Solve for  y 

 5y + 3 = 3(y-1) 

What is y = -3? 

500

Solve for  x 

 3(3x + 5) = 4(2x + 9) 

What is

x = 21?

Solving Multi-Step Equations

100

The value of  x  which solves

 5x - 1 = 4 

What is  x = 1? 

200

The value of  x  which solves

 -3x + 4 = 13 

What is  x = -3? 

300

The value of  x  which solves

 -x/6 -2 = -10 

What is  x = 48? 

400

The value of  x  which solves

 x/5 - 4 = -1 

What is  x = 15? 

500

The value of  x  which solves

 -3/2x + 6 = -9 

What is  x = 10? 

Solving Real Word Problems

100

On January 27, 2002, the temperature in Denver, CO fell from 70^circ to 5^circ in the evening. This is how far the temperature fell.

What is 65^circ? 

200

Jacob drove from Springfield, VA to Cape May, NJ at an average speed of 61.3 mph. The journey took 5 days, with Jacob driving 6 hours each day. This is how far the car travelled.

What is 1,839 miles?

300

A ship travels upstream on the Mississippi River for 6 hours. It only takes 1.5 hours to return because this ship travels 3 miles per hour faster downstream. This is how far the ship travelled downstream.

What is 6 miles?

400

It took 3 hours for Jimmy to drive to the beach. On the way home there was less traffic so his speed increased by 5 miles per hour, which reduced his drive time by 15 minutes. This is how fast Jimmy drove on the way to the beach.

What is 55 miles per hour?

500

A manager instructed 30 employees for 2 hours while training them for their new positions. At this rate, how many employees can the manager train in 6 hours?

What are 90 employees?

How Many Solutions

100

The number of solutions to the equation

4d-8=11

What is 1?

200

The number of solutions to the equation

 6x-3=6x+7 

What is zero?

300

The number of solutions to the equation

 4b+1=-3b-8 

What is 1?

400

The number of solutions to the equation

 y=-8x+4 

What is infinitely many solutions?

500

The number of solutions to the equation

 3(4c - 2) = 6(2c - 1) 

What is infinitely many solutions?