OneStep Equations
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Anything Goes
100
2x = 78
What is 39
100
2x + 8 = 12
What is 2
100
Lisa is cooking muffins. The recipe calls for 7 cups of sugar. She has already put in 2 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in? Write an equation and solve.
What is x + 2 = 7 and x = 5
100
The cost of renting a jet ski is $40 per day plus $50 per hour of use. How many hours was a jet ski rented if the total cost was $390?
What is 50x + 40 = 390 x=7 hours
100
2(3x + 1) = 50
What is 8
200
x - 18 = 16
What is 34
200
-6x - 18 = 6
What is -4
200
At the Middle School Graduation Dance, the DJ played 12 slow dances, which was equal to the quotient of the number of fast dances and 2.
What is x/2 = 12 x= 24 fast dances
200
Membership to a video game club is $50 a year and $3 per game rented. At the end of the year Harvey had spent $296. How many games had he rented?
What is 3x+50 = 296 x= 82 games
200
-5(-2x + 4) = 80
What is 10
300
x/5 = 21
What is 105
300
x/5 + 9 = 29
What is 100
300
A used book costs $17 less than the same book new. The used book costs $9. Write and solve an equation to find out how much the new book cost.
What is x - 17 = 9 x=26
300
Kate’s 85 on her English test was 37 points less than twice the grade on her Science test. Write and equation and solve for Kate's science test grade.
What is 2x - 37 = 85 x=61 points
300
(-4x + 8)/ 8= 6
What is -10
400
21 + x = 9
What is -12
400
x/-3 - 19 = -9
What is -30
400
Carol earns $8/h. Write and solve an equation to find how many hours she must work to earn $288.
What is 8x=288 x= 36 hours
400
The 347 students who listed soccer as their favorite sport were 13 less than three times the number of students who listed basketball as their favorite sport.
What is 3x - 13 = 347 x=120 students.
400
3(2x + 2) / 4 = 9
What is 5
500
6.5w = 35.1
What is 5.4
500
1/4x - 24 = -20
What is 16
500
Ben and his brother Jason are having their annual medical checkups. The nurse records their heights and weights. She tells Ben that he is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 3 times as much as Jason. If Ben weighs 144 pounds, how much does Jason weigh? Write and solve an equation.
What is 3x = 144 x= 48 pounds
500
The lengths of the sides of a triangle are x, 2x + 1, and 5x + 4 inches. If the perimeter is 53 inches, what is the value of x? Simplify an equation and solve for x.
What is 8x + 5 = 53 x= 6
500
-1(8x + 12) / 7 = -4
What is 2