Basic Algebra Review

Order of Operations

100

Solve: 3 + 15 - 5 x 2

What is 8

200

Solve: 6(-2) + 7

What is -5

300

Solve: 25 - (6x4)

What is 1

400

Solve: 68 - 12 / 2 /3

What is 66

500

Solve: 3 [9 - (6 -3)] - 10

What is 8

Write & Evaluate Expressions

100

Write an expression for the product of twelve and the number n.

12n

200

Evaluate 5a + b, for a = 6 and b = 3

What is 33

300

Write an expression for 2 less than the product of m and 5

5m - 2

400

Write an equation: "triple the number n reduced by 10 is 26"

3n - 10 = 26

500

Evaluate: 3ab-c, for a=4, b=2, and c=5

What is 19

Integers

100

- 8 + (- 3)

What is -11

200

-8(-11)

What is 88

300

6 + (-6)

What is 0

400

9 + (-11)

What is -2

500

-4 + (-6)

What is -10

Simplify Expressions: Distribute & LikeTerms

100

Multiply 5(p + 3)

What is 5p + 15

200

-3(x + 8)

What is -3x+(-24)

300

2(2n - 11) + 10n

What is 14n-22

400

-9(4-y)

What is -36 + 9y

500

3(9k-4) - 4(5n-3)

What is 27k - 20n

Solve Equations

100

Solve: y - 8 = -2

y=6

200

Simplify: 18m - 12m = 30

m=5

300

2x - 9 = 7

x=8

400

6(h+2)=18

h=1

500

8n = 5n - 9

n=-3