Simplifying Expressions
Representing with Variables
Subbing in Variables
Solving Variables: Single-Step
Solving Variables: Double-Step
100

Simplify:

a + a + a

3a

100

Express the following as an expression:

2 more than a number

2 + n

100

Solve the following when a = 2, b = 5, and c = 7


a + b + c

14

100

Solve for a when:

a + 7 = 12

a = 5

100

Solve for j when

2j + 3 = 17

j = 7

200

Simplify:

2y + 2x + 2y + 2x

4y + 4x

200

Express the following as a sentence in words

3x

three groups of a number

OR
three times a number

200

Solve the following when h = 5, d = 4, and r = 1

3h + 2d + 10r

33

200

Solve for g when:

3g = 15

g = 5

200

Solve for p when

3p - 8 = 22

p = 10

300

Simplify:

7d + 8p - 4d + p

3d + 9p

300

Express the following as an expression:

6 - p

a number taken away from six

300

Solve the following when e = 3, m = 4, and p = 11

6e -2m + p

21

300

Solve for h when:

h/8 = 4

h = 32

300

Solve for g when

g/2 + 9 = 15

g = 12

400

Simplify

3s + 6y + k - 4y - 7s + 2k

-4s + 2y + 3k

400

Express the following as a sentence in words:

n/6

A number divided by 6

OR
A number split into 6 equal groups

400

Solve the following when w = -3, y = 7, and x = 2

3w + 2y + 5x

15

400

Solve for f when:

3f = -18

f = -6

400

Solve for y when:

5y + 1 = -9

y = -2

500

Simplify

-5f + 3r + 2w - 5r - 8f + 9w

-13f - 2r + 11w

500

Express the following as an equation

four taken away from 3 groups of a number

3n - 4

500

Solve the following when x = -4, y = -3, and z = 6

2x - 5y - 2z

-5

500

Solve for s when:

10 - s = 3

s = 7

500

Solve for c when

c/5 + 7 =1

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