Solving One Step and Two Step Equations

One-Step +/-

100

 x + 5 =9 

What is x =4?

200

w - 11 = 4

What is w = 15?

300

-5 = t - 9

What is t = 4?

400

-49 + n = 63

What is n = 112?

500

-4.2 = z + 2.1

What is z = -6.3?

One-Step * and /

100

 6x = 42

What is x = 7?

200

^y/₃ = 18

What is y = 54?

300

-8c = 72

What is c = -9?

400

 -252 = -14y

What is y = 18?

500

620c = -20

What is c = -31 ?

Two-Step Equations

100

5n - 9 = 71

What is n = 16?

200

^x/₂ + 3 = 9

What is x =12?

300

3y - 4 =14

What is y = 6?

400

5x - 5 = 40

x = 9

500

-4m - 48 = 36 

What is m = -21?

Two Step Equations

100

^p/₃ - 7 = 17

What is p = 72?

200

8x + 22 =94

What is x = 9?

300

-15 = -4m + 5

m = 5

400

^x/₄ - 8 = 2

x = 40

500

^x/₄ + 25 = 26

What is x=4?

Miscellaneous

100

Simplify:    8x + 3 + 5x

13x + 3

200

Simplify:      3m + 10 - 6 - 2m

m + 4

300

Simplify:    4(5x - 3)

20x - 12

400

245 students went on a field trip. Four buses were filled and 5 students travelled in cars. How many students were in each bus?

60 students were on each bus

4x + 5 = 245

500

You bought a magazine for £4 and 6 candy bars. You spent a total of £16. How much did each eraser cost?

Each candy bar costs £2.

4 + 6x = 16