Solving One-Step Equations

Addition

100

x + 4 = 25

What is 21

200

a + 13 = 10

What is -3

300

n + (-8) = -14

What is -6

400

x + 36 = -100

What is -136

500

m + 3.7 = 2.4

What is -1.3?

Subtraction

100

x - 2 = 6

What is 8

200

d - 7 = -9

What is -2

300

k - (-83) =121

What is 38

400

x - (-66.09) = 102.8

What is 36.71?

500

a - (-163) = -392

What is -555

Multiplication

100

9x = -27

What is -3

200

-7x = -63

What is 9

300

-5e = -400

What is 80

400

-11x = 275

What is -25

500

-5.6 = 0.8x

What is -7?

Division

100

y/-6 = 2

What is -12

200

x/4 = -14

What is -56

300

x/6 = -6

What is -36

400

-28 = a/-13

What is 364

500

c/-0.29 = 5.5

What is -1.595?

Write the Equation

100

A town's total budget for firefighters’ wages is $320,000.Wages are calculated at $40,000 per firefighter. Write an equation that can be used to find 𝑤, the number of firefighters the town can employ.

What is $40,000x = $320,000

200

At a restaurant,   4 friends decided to split the bill evenly. If the total bill was $170, let w represent how much would each friend pay.

What is 4w = $170?

300

Jake has a budget of $200 for groceries each month. How much is Jake’s budget for groceries for an entire year?  Write an equation with where m represents the amount Jake spends in a year.

What is $200(12) = m

400

At a local arcade, the number of tickets needed for a stuffed bear is 500 tickets. If Darnell has earned 150  tickets, write an equation using m to represent how many more tickets he needs to earn.

What is 150 + m =500?

500

 Jeremiah had $900.  He spent x dollars on flowers for his girlfriend.  He now has $750.  Write an equation where x represents the amount he spent on the flowers.

 What is $900 - x =$750