Quiz about Solving Equations Review

Question 1

What is the first step in solving this equation:
5x + 7 = 12

Accepted Answer

Subtract 7

Answer

Divide by 5

Answer

Subtract 5

Answer

Multiply by 7

Question 2

Solve for x:
8x - 10 = -34

Accepted Answer

-3

Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

-24

Question 3

Solve for w:
-6w + 1 = -11

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1.2

Answer

12

Answer

-2

Question 4

Solve:
-4x = 24

Accepted Answer

-6

Answer

20

Answer

-20

Answer

6

Question 5

Zaira spent a total of 55 hours in 2 weeks working on a science project. She worked 32 hours the first week. How many hours did she work in the second week?

Accepted Answer

23 hours

Answer

13 hours

Answer

64 hours

Answer

87 hours

Question 6

For a field trip 7 students rode in cars and the rest filled four buses.  How many students were in each bus if 203 students were on the trip? Write an equation to find the solution.

Accepted Answer

49

Answer

56

Answer

50.75

Answer

43

Question 7

Mrs. Schmidt's family bought lunch from Culvers.  They also bought some sodas from Quick Trip for $5.00. The meals cost $6.00 each. The total cost of the lunch and soda was $41.00. Let x represent the cost of the number of meals that Mrs. Schmidt bought. Write the equation and solve for x.

Accepted Answer

6x + 5 = 41, 6 meals

Answer

-5+6x = 41, 4 meals

Answer

6x = 36 meals

Answer

5 + 6x = 41, 7 meals

Question 8

Solve.

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

-12

Answer

0

Answer

3

Question 9

-5x = 25

Accepted Answer

x = -5

Answer

x = 20

Answer

x = -20

Answer

x = 5

Question 10

19  + a  =  -50

Accepted Answer

a =  -69

Answer

a = -950

Answer

a = -31

Answer

a = -50/19

Question 11

m - 8 = -5

Accepted Answer

m = 3

Answer

m = 13

Answer

m = -13

Answer

m = -3

Question 12

How would you solve this equation: 9x = 153 ?

Accepted Answer

divide both sides by 9

Answer

multiply both sides by 9

Answer

add 9 to both sides

Answer

subtract 9 from both sides

Question 13

Question 13.

Accepted Answer

x = 10

Answer

x = 20

Answer

x = 7

Answer

x = 3

Question 14

Which equation has a = 5 as the solution?

Accepted Answer

2a = 10

Answer

a + 15 = 10

Answer

2a = 5

Answer

a - 15 = 10

Question 15

Question 15.

Accepted Answer

k = 176

Answer

k = 152

Answer

k = 5

Answer

k = 27

Question 16

x - 62 = 123
How should you show your work to solve the equation?

Accepted Answer

Add 62 to each side.

Answer

Subtract 62 from each side.

Answer

Multiply each side by 62.

Answer

Add 123 to each side.

Question 17

-5t + 9 = 24

Accepted Answer

t = -3

Answer

t = 3

Answer

t = 33/5

Answer

t = -33/5

Question 18

Solve  3x - 7 = 32

Accepted Answer

x= 13

Answer

x= -13

Answer

x= 12

Answer

x= -12

Question 19

The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are:

Accepted Answer

Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5

Answer

Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5

Answer

Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5

Answer

Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5

Question 20

Simplify the expression.
3 - 4a + 7 + 2a

Accepted Answer

-2a + 10

Answer

10 - 6a

Answer

-6a + 10

Answer

-2a - 10

Question 21

Simplify the expression.
10(6 + 9b) + 7b

Accepted Answer

97p + 60

Answer

-60 - 97p

Answer

60 - 97p

Answer

97p - 60

Question 22

Simplify the expression.
-3(v + 1) - v

Accepted Answer

-4v - 3

Answer

-3v - 3 - v

Answer

4v - 3

Answer

3 - 4v

Question 23

What property must you do to eliminate the parentheses in an equation?

Accepted Answer

Distributive Property

Answer

Multiplication Property

Answer

Associative Property

Answer

Commutative Property

Question 24

Solve for v.

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

60

Answer

-3

Answer

3

Question 25

Solve for x.

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

55

Answer

15

Answer

35

Question 26

What is the first step in solving this equation:
5x + 7 = 12

Accepted Answer

Subtract 7

Answer

Divide by 5

Answer

Subtract 5

Answer

Multiply by 7

Question 27

What is the first step in solving this equation:

10 - 3y = 4

Accepted Answer

Subtract 10

Answer

Add 10

Answer

Add 3

Answer

Divide by -3

Question 28

Find the Error
What error did the student make when solving the equation:
5x + 6 = 66
5x - 6 = 66 -6
5x = 60
5*5x= 60*5
x = 300

Accepted Answer

Student multiplied by 5 instead of dividing by 5

Answer

The student subtracted 6 from both sides instead of adding

Answer

Student got the wrong answer when subtracting 66-6

Answer

The student did not correctly eliminate the variable from one side of the equation

Question 29

What is the inverse operation of multiplication?

Accepted Answer

division

Answer

multiplication

Answer

addition

Answer

subtraction

Question 30

28=-2-5x

Accepted Answer

-6=x

Answer

x = 6

Answer

-3=x

Answer

x=-3

Question 31

What is the first step in solving the following equation?
3x - 5 = 20

Accepted Answer

add 5 to both sides

Answer

multiply both sides by 5

Answer

divide both sides by 5

Answer

subtract both sides by 5

Question 32

16=17-x

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

33

Answer

-33

Answer

-1

Question 33

4a - 5 = 11

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

-4

Answer

1.5

Answer

-1.5

Question 34

Scott works on cars. He charges $35 for each car plus $7 per hour. Write an equation that represents this scenario if Kylie's car bill was $63.

Accepted Answer

7x + 35 = 63

Answer

7x = 63

Answer

7x - 35 = 63

Answer

35x + 7 = 63

Question 35

Terry had his car repaired at Ace Auto.  He was charged $50 per hour of labor plus $150 for parts.  His total bill for the repair before tax was $375.  How many hours of labor was Terry charged for?

Accepted Answer

4.5 hours

Answer

2.5 hours

Answer

7.5 hours

Answer

10.5 hours

Question 36

Solve for p.

Accepted Answer

p = -1

Answer

p = 2

Answer

p = -2

Answer

p = 4

Question 37

Solve for k.

Accepted Answer

k = -3

Answer

k = -7

Answer

k = 2

Answer

k = 3

Question 38

What operation would you perform first and then second when solving for m in the following equation?
10 + 7m = 17

Accepted Answer

subtract 10, divide by 7

Answer

divide by 7, subtract 10

Answer

multiply by 7, add 10

Answer

add 10, multiply by 7

Question 39

What is the first step to solve this equation:
11 - 3x = 44

Accepted Answer

Subtract 11 from both sides

Answer

Add 3 to both sides

Answer

Add 11 to both sides

Answer

Divide 3 on both sides.

Question 40

Solve for x.
2x + 6 = 14

Accepted Answer

x = 4

Answer

x = 10

Answer

x = -4

Answer

x = 3

Question 41

Solve for x.
-3x + 5 = -13

Accepted Answer

x = 6

Answer

x = -5

Answer

x = 2

Answer

x = -6

Question 42

Solve for x.
-4x + 1 = 21

Accepted Answer

x = -5

Answer

x = 120

Answer

x = 5

Answer

x = 30

Question 43

Solve for x.
5x + 4 = -6

Accepted Answer

x = -2

Answer

x = 2

Answer

x = 10

Answer

x = 15

Question 44

Solve for x.
-30 - 5x = 120

Accepted Answer

x = -30

Answer

x = 18

Answer

x = -18

Answer

x = 30

Question 45

Write an equation.
Jennifer has read 110 pages of a 290-page book. She reads 20 pages each day. How many days will it take her to finish the book?

Accepted Answer

9 days

Answer

10 days

Answer

20 days

Answer

13 days

Question 46

Solve the equation

Accepted Answer

-6

Answer

6

Answer

18

Answer

-2

Question 47

Solve for n

Accepted Answer

n = 27

Answer

n = 9

Answer

n = 3

Answer

n = 15

Question 48

Solve
0 = 4g

Accepted Answer

g = 0

Answer

g = 4

Answer

g = 1

Answer

g = -4

Question 49

What what is the inverse operation of subtraction?

Accepted Answer

addition

Answer

subtraction

Answer

multiplication

Answer

division

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