Review Solving Equations

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

• Divide by 5
• Subtract 5
• Multiply by 7
• Subtract 7

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

• 2
• 1.2
• 12
• -2

Using the "opposite operation" to "undo" and isolate the variable when solving an equation is more commonly called...

• Inverse operations
• math
• variable
• PEMDAS

Jim paid a gym membership fee of $50, plus $20 per month.  Jim has paid a total of $290 to the gym.  Which equation matches this situation?

• 50 + 20m = 290
• 20 + 50m = 290
• 50 + 20 = m
• 50m - 20 = 290

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.

• 56
• 50.75
• 49
• 43

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

• Divide by 5
• Subtract 5
• Multiply by 7
• Subtract 7

Solve for x:
8x - 10 = -34

• 4
• 3
• -3
• -24

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

• Add 3 to both sides
• Subtract 11 from both sides
• Add 11 to both sides
• Divide 3 on both sides.

Solve the equation: 
14 = s + 7

• 21
• 13
• 7
• -21

What is the inverse operation of multiplication? 

• multiplication
• addition
• subtraction 
• division