Two-step Equations

First Steps

100

What is the first step to solve this equations?

4x + 12 = 37

subtract 12

200

What is the first step to solve this equations?

5x + 1 = 20

subtract 1

300

What is the first step to solve this equations?

x/8 + 80 = 32

subtract 80

400

What is the first step to solve this equations?

22 + 4x = 73

subtract 22

500

What is the first step to solve this equations?

10x - 82 = 33

add 82

One-Step Easy equations

100

Solve for x.

x + 8 = 10

x = 2

200

Solve for x. 

5x = 20

x = 4

300

Solve for x. 

x/8 = 2

x = 16

400

Solve for x. 

10 + x = 60

x = 50

500

Solve for x. 

x + 4 = -4

x = -8

Inverse Operations

100

Inverse operation of addition

What is subtraction?

200

Inverse operation of multiplication

What is division?

300

Inverse operation of subtraction

What is addition

400

Inverse operation of division

What is multiplication?

500

What does the word INVERSE mean?

Opposite

Number stories

100

write a "Let statement" and 

an equation like ab + c = total to solve this :

Callen had 150 Legos. He built 8 identical towers and had 14 Legos left over.                                         How many Legos were in each tower? 

Let t = towers

8t + 14 = 150

200

write a "Let statement" and 

an equation like ab + c = total to solve this :

Polly bought 6 identical sketchbooks and a set of professional markers for $42. Her total at the register was $90. How much did each sketchbook cost? 

Let s = sketchbook 

6S + 42 = 90

300

Write an equation and SOLVE

Madeleine had 200 rubberbands. She made 12 friendship bracelets and had 8 rubberbands left over. How manyrubberbands did she use for each bracelet?

Let R = rubberbands

12R + 8 = 200

R= 16

She used 16 rubberbands for each bracelet

400

Write an equation and solve:

 Evelyn had 5 sheets of stickers. After her teacher gave her 15 more stickers, she had a total of 75. How many stickers were on each sheet?

Let S = Stickers

5S + 15 = 75

s = 12

She had 12 stickers per sheet

500

Write an equation and solve

Kendall rows at a steady pace of 500 meters per minute. Before she started her timed session, she had already rowed 1,200 meters to warm up.  If her total distance for the day was 4,700 meters, how many minutes did her timed session last?

Let m = minutes

500m + 1200 = 4700

m = 6

Her timed session was 6 minutes.

Two-Steps

100

Solve for x.

3x + 12 = 45

x = 11

200

Solve for x. 

x/5 - 7 = 3

x = 50

300

Solve for x. 

7 + 4x = 8

x = 1/4

400

Solve for x. 

x/(-3) - 8 = 2

x = 30

500

Solve for x. 

6 + 3x - 5x = 4

x =1