Quiz about Solving One Step Equations

Question 1

x - 62 = 123
How should you show your work to isolate the variable and 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 2

What is the inverse operation of division?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication

Answer

Division

Answer

Addition

Answer

Subtraction

Question 3

Which equation has x = 5 as the solution?

Accepted Answer

2x = 10

Answer

x + 15 = 10

Answer

2x = 5

Question 4

What is the correct step to solve for the variable?
15 = m - 5

Accepted Answer

add 5 to both sides

Answer

add 15 to both sides

Answer

subtract 15 from both sides

Answer

subtract 5 from both sides

Question 5

What what is the inverse operation of subtraction?

Accepted Answer

addition

Answer

subtraction

Answer

multiplication

Answer

division

Question 6

What are the two basic rules for solving algebraic equations?

Accepted Answer

Whatever you do to one side of the equal sign, you must copy and do on the other side of the equal sign

Accepted Answer

Always do the opposite operation

Answer

Negative signs can be ignored

Answer

Always start on the left side, regardless of where the variable is

Question 7

What is the difference between an algebraic expression and an equation?

Accepted Answer

Expressions do not have an equal sign and equations need to have an equal sign

Answer

Algebraic expressions do not have variables, but equations do have variables

Answer

Expressions and equations are not different

Answer

Expressions need to have an equal sign and equations do not have an equal sign

Question 8

One way to be certain of your work and having the correct solution is to what?

Accepted Answer

Check your solution

Answer

Isolate the variable

Answer

Inverse operations

Answer

Opposite

Question 9

Which says: 5 less than a number x is 15.

Accepted Answer

x - 5 = 15

Answer

5 - x = 15

Answer

15 - 5 = x

Answer

15 - x = 5

Question 10

Which says: Two more than 4 times a number is 18.

Accepted Answer

4x + 2 = 18

Answer

18 = 4 + 2x

Answer

2x + 18 = 4

Answer

2 + 4x = 18

Question 11

Which equation has w = 8 as the solution?

Accepted Answer

8w = 64

Answer

16w = 240

Answer

16 - w = 9

Answer

4 + w = 10

Question 12

Solve: 1/2 y = 10

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

12

Question 13

What is a variable?

Accepted Answer

A letter that represents a number

Answer

A number

Answer

A number that never changes

Answer

A coefficient

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