One-Step Equations
58 less than a number is 22.
What is "x - 58 = 22"?
If the sum of twice a number and 15 is -29, find the number.
What is "2x + 15 = -29"?
Twice a number increased by ten is 20.
2x + 10 = 20
x = 5
The sum of r and 45 is 79.
What is "r + 45 = 79"?
Three times a number added to 15 is 30. Find the number.
What is "3x + 15 = 30"?
Seven less than 3 times a number is -14. Find the number.
7 - 3x = -14
x = 7
The product of 7 and b is equal to 63.
What is "7b = 63"?
A group of friends go bowling. The cost per game is $5.30. The cost to rent shoes is $7.50. Their total cost is $55.20. How many games did they play?
What is "5.30x + 7.50 = 55.20"?
24 subtracted from twice a number is 14. Find the number.
2x - 24 = 14
x = 19
The quotient of x and 7 is equal to 13.
What is "x/7 = 13"?
Your iPhone currently has 3.8 megabytes of storage available. You download 0.7 megabytes worth of pictures onto your phone and then decide to download songs. If each song is 0.06 megabytes, how many songs can you download?
What is "0.06x + 0.7 = 3.8"?
Taylor has $20 to spend on food. She wants to buy oranges for $0.75 each and a bag of chips for $5. How many oranges can she buy?
0.75x + 5 = 20
x = 20
An online DVD rental company offers gift certificates for rental plans. You receive a gift certificate worth $45. The plan you select costs $9 per month. How many months of service can you buy with your gift certificate?
What is "9x = 45"?
A wireless phone plan costs Eric $35 for a month of service during which he placed 450 text messages. If his plan has a fixed fee of $12.50 per month, what is the cost per text message?
What is "450x +12.50 = 35"?
An electrician charges $175 as a fixed fee and $25 for each hour he spends working. He charges you a total of $325. How many hours did he spend working?
175 + 25x = 325
x = 6