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Solving Equations

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

y + 6 = 20

a)

y = 22

b)

y = 13

c)

y = 14

d)

y = 16

2.
x - 10 = 12
a)
22
b)
-22
c)
2
d)
-2
3.
12 + z = 15
a)
-3
b)
3
c)
-27
d)
27
4.
2 + n =16
a)
18
b)
-18
c)
14
d)
-14
5.
m - 5 = -10
a)
-15
b)
15
c)
-5
d)
5
6.
Solve the equation:
4p = 16
a)
p = 12
b)
p = -12
c)
p = -4
d)
p = 4
7.
Solve for x:
a)
x = 20
b)
x = 7
c)
x = 10
d)
x = 3
8.
x ÷ 2 = 12
a)
x = 24
b)
x = 6
c)
x = 20
d)
x = 10
9.
What is the inverse operation of division?
a)
Division
b)
Multiplication
c)
Addition
d)
Subtraction
10.
What what is the inverse operation of subtraction?
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
11.

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

a)

multiply by 9 on both sides

b)

divide by 9 on both sides

c)

add 9 to both sides

d)

subtract 9 from both sides

12.
Which equation has x = 5 as the solution?
a)
x + 15 = 10
b)
2x = 5
c)
2x = 10
13.
3n + 4 = 7 
a)
1
b)
-1
c)
3.67
d)
2
14.
-4 = 2t - 2 
a)
-1
b)
1
c)
4
d)
0
15.
What is the first step to solve this equation:
11 - 3x = 44
a)
Add 3 to both sides
b)
Subtract 11 from both sides
c)
Add 11 to both sides
d)
Divide 3 on both sides.
16.
The goal of solving two-step equations is to:
a)
francine
b)
Find the coefficient 
c)
Find the value of the variable
17.
Solve for x:
-30 - 5x = 120
a)
x = 18
b)
x = -18
c)
x = 30
d)
x = -30
18.

After you subtract 8 from both sides of the equation 2x + 8 = 16. What would be the next step?

a)

Multiply by 2 on both sides.

b)

Divide by 2 on both sides/

19.

What is the first step in solving 3(2x - 2)= 12?

a)

subtracting 2 from both sides of the equal sign

b)

distributing the 3 and getting 6x - 6= 12

c)

dividing by 2 on both sides of the equal sign

20.

A negative multiplied by a negative equals a?

a)

positive

b)

negative

21.

Solve: - 2(3x - 4)= 44

a)

x = 6

b)

x= 4

c)

x = -4

d)

x = -6

22.
8v - 4(v + 8) = 8
a)
2
b)
10
c)
4
d)
-4 
23.
Solve the equation:
3(x - 1) = 2x + 9
a)
x = 12
b)
no solution
c)
x = 10
d)
x = 6
24.
Solve for v.
a)
60
b)
-3
c)
15
d)
3
25.
3y+6+4y-7=-8
a)
y=-1
b)
y=-8
c)
y=1
d)
y=7
26.
-15 = 5a +12- 2a + 6
a)
-11
b)
-3
c)
10
d)
7
27.
-5n-8(1+7n) = -8
a)
0
b)
10
c)
17
d)
- 11
28.
5(2x+6) = -4(-5-2x)+3x
a)
- 100
b)
2
c)
13
d)
10
29.
Solve.
(2x - 3) / 4  = 9
a)
x = 24
b)
x = 12
c)
x = 17.5
d)
x = 19.5
30.
Using the "opposite operation" to "undo" and isolate the variable when solving an equation is more commonly called...
a)
Inverse operations
b)
math
c)
variable
d)
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