Solving Linear Equations

Solving Equations by Addition,Subtraction, Multiplication, & Division

100

r - 21= -37

What is -16

200

r + 8 = -24

What is -30

300

6x = -42

What is -7

400

(5/2)a = -25

What is -10

500

5 = r/2

What is 10

Solving Multi-Step Equations

100

4p - 7 = 5

What is 3

200

6 = 5v -14

What is 4

300

5x + 4 +2x = -24

What is -4

400

(2/3)y + 4=-8

What is -18

500

(4d + 5)/7 = 7

What is 11

Solving Equations with the Variable on Each Side

100

n - 2 = 4 - 2n

What is 2

200

3 - 4q = 10q +10

What is -0.5

300

5t - 9 = -3t +7

What is 2

400

-3(2x + 13) = 21- 4x

What is x = -30

500

1/2(6x + 8) = 3(2x +3)

What is =5/3

Proportions

100

Solve the proportion (2/r) = (12/18)

What is 3

200

Solve the proportion: (2/3) = (b + 5)/9

What is 1

300

Solve the proportion: (b/8) = (8/64)

What is 1

400

Solve the proportion: (2/5) = (30/3x+9)

What is 22

500

Solve the proportion: (15/2g-7) = (3/5)

What is 16

Word Problems

100

Last week Thomas ran 40 miles more than Jane. Thomas ran 82 miles. How many miles did Jane run?

What is 42

200

You bought a soda for $3 and 5 bags of chips. You spent a total of $23. How much did each bag of chips cost?

What is 6

300

Find the perimeter of the square with the given side lengths: -x +10 & 20 +4x

What is 48

400

What is the area of a triangle if the area is represented by 3x + 2, the base is represented by 4x – 8, and the height of the triangle is 6in. The formula for the area of a triangle is A = 1⁄2bh.

What is 10.666

500

What are the five step in solving equations?

1. get rid of parentheses

2. combine like terms

3. get rid of variables on one side of equal sign

4. get rid of add/sub

5. get rid of multi/div