Two Step Equations

Which of the following refers to the operation of addition?

• product
• more than
• quotient
• less than 

Which of the following refers to the operation of division?

• product
• more than
• less than 
• quotient

Five less than twelve times a number is represented by:

• 12n - 5
• 12 - n - 5
• 12n5
• 5 - 12n

Which of the following represents three times a number minus 5?

• 3 ÷ x - 5
• 3x - 5
• 5x - 3
• 3 - 5x

7 + 4x = 67

• x = 4.93
• x = 15
• x = 56
• x = 9

0.7x - 3.2 = 1.7

• x = 2.14
• x = 0.7
• x = 7
• x = 4.2

• x = -10
• x = -14
• x = 3.6
• x = -33

10 - 5x = 35

• x = 5
• x = -5
• x = 25
• x = -25

Scott wants to buy a scooter that costs $129.  This is $24 more than 3 times what he saved last month.  Which equation represents the problem situation?

• 24m + 3 = 129
• 129 + 24 = 3m
• 24 - 3m = 129
• 3m + 24 = 129

Miss Violet is buying granola bars for her students.  She already has 16 granola bars in her desk and needs a total of 100 bars.  They are sold in packs of 12.  Which equation could be used to find how many more boxes she needs?

• 12b + 16 = 100
• 16b + 12 = 100
• 100b + 16 = 12
• 12b + 100 = 16