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Simple Equations PRACTICE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
w + 12 = 20
a)
w = 32
b)
w = -32
c)
w = 8
d)
w = -8
2.
3x = 36
a)
x = 18
b)
x = 12
c)
x = 6
d)
x = 33
3.
x/4 = 2
a)
x = 8
b)
x = 2
c)
x = 0.5
d)
x = 6
4.

8r = 32

a)

4

b)

318

c)

24

d)

40

5.

w + 18 = 27

a)

45

b)

2

c)

9

d)

10

6.

Find the value of the variable: m + 4 = 12

a)

16

b)

8

c)

48

d)

3

7.

Find the value of m: m5 = 10\frac{m}{5}\ =\ 10  

a)

2

b)

5

c)

50

8.

Find the value of m: 5m = 10

a)

50

b)

2

c)

5

9.

What is the inverse of addition?

a)

multiplication

b)

division

c)

subtraction

d)

addition

10.

What is the inverse of multiplication?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Division

11.

c - 5 = 8

a)

3

b)

13

c)

5

d)

8

12.

What is the inverse of division?

a)

Addition

b)

Multiplication

c)

Subtraction

13.

Find the value of a: 12 = 4a

a)

48

b)

3

c)

8

14.

Find the value of a:  12 = a412\ =\ \frac{a}{4}  

a)

48

b)

3

c)

8

15.

Which choice models this situation?


Last week, Tina worked 35 hours in 5 days. She worked the same number of hours each day. How many hours did she work each day?

a)

h - 5 = 35

b)

h + 5 = 35

c)

5h = 35

d)

h/5 = 35

16.

Which choice models this situation? Marcus needs to sell 25 tickets to a fundraiser by Friday. So far, he has sold 9 tickets. How many tickets does he still need to sell?

a)

t - 9 = 25

b)

t + 9 = 25

c)

9t = 25

d)

t/9 = 25

17.

Which choice models this situation?


Jack needed new pencils for school today. He took 6 pencils from a new box of pencils. If there are 18 pencils left in the box, how many pencils were in the brand new box?

a)

p - 6 = 18

b)

p + 6 = 18

c)

6p = 18

d)

p/6 = 18

18.
Which choice describes the step needed to isolate the variable? (Tap outside of the gray box to see the equation.)
a)
Divide both sides by 11
b)
Multiply both sides by 11.
c)
Add 11 to both sides.
d)
Subtract 11 to both sides.
19.
Solve for x:
a)
x = 20
b)
x = 7
c)
x = 10
d)
x = 3
20.
What is the definition of a variable?
a)
The letter used to represent a quantity
b)
The little number or letter used to raise to a power
c)
The number in front of a variable
d)
The number with no variable