Quiz about Solving One-Step Equations with Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Question 1

After paying $5.12 for a salad, Kamauri has $27.10. How much money did he have before buying the salad?

Accepted Answer

n - $5.12 = $27.10

Answer

n + $5.12 = $27.10

Answer

n - $5.12 = -$27.10

Answer

$5.12 - n = $27.10

Question 2

Mary earns $14 per hour. Which equation represents how many hours she worked to earn $112?

Accepted Answer

14h = 112

Answer

14 / h = 112

Answer

h + 14 = 112

Answer

h - 14 = 112

Question 3

Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

Accepted Answer

29 + n = 41

Answer

29 - n = 41

Answer

29 - n = 40

Answer

29 + n = 40

Question 4

What is the first step to solve this equation:
-3x + 11 = 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 5

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 6

2x + 1 = 6

What would the first step be in solving this equation?

Accepted Answer

Subtract 1

Answer

Divide by 2

Answer

Subtract 6

Answer

Times 2

Question 7

Look at the work. What SHOULD have been the first step?

Accepted Answer

Subtract 1 on both sides

Answer

It's correct!

Answer

Add 5 on both sides

Answer

Divide by 3 on both sides

Question 8

What is the inverse operation needed to solve for p?
765 = p - 254

Accepted Answer

addition

Answer

subtraction

Answer

multiplication

Answer

division

Question 9

Daniel is paid $10 per week for selling newspaper subscriptions. He is also paid $3.50 for each new customer (x) that signs up for the subscription. Which equation represents the amount (y) Daniel earns per week?

Accepted Answer

y = 10 + 3.5x

Answer

y = 3.5x

Answer

y= 10 + x

Answer

y = 10 + 35x

Question 10

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 11

What would be the best first step to solving the equation?

-3 = x + 5

Accepted Answer

subtract 5 from both sides

Answer

add 3 to both sides

Answer

add 5 to both sides

Answer

subtract -5 from both sides

Question 12

Solve for x:

x + 8 = 15

Accepted Answer

x = 7

Answer

x = -23

Answer

x = 23

Answer

x = -7

Question 13

Solve for y:

y - 33 = 147

Accepted Answer

y = 180

Answer

y = 114

Answer

y = 4.45

Answer

y = -180

Question 14

What is the first step in solving the equation: 2x + 30 = 189

Accepted Answer

Subtract 30 from both sides

Answer

Divide by 2

Answer

Add 30 to both sides

Answer

Multiply both sides by 2

Question 15

What is the first step to solve this equation 2x + 11 = 23?

Accepted Answer

Subtract 11 from both sides

Answer

Add 3 to both sides

Answer

Add 1 to both sides

Answer

Divide 3 on both sides

Question 16

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 17

Moe is thinking of a number. Eleven more than one third of a number is -1. Which equation would help me find Moe's number?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}x+11=-1$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}x+1=11$$

Answer

$$3x+11=-1$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}x+11=1$$

Question 18

What operation do these terms mean?

Accepted Answer

subtraction

Answer

addition

Answer

multiplication

Answer

division

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