Free Printable Literals

1.

8x + 4y= 16

a)

y = -8x + 16

b)

y = 2x -4

c)

y = -2x + 4

d)

y = -8x + 12

2.

Solve the equation for x. What is the 2nd step?

a)

Add x to each side.

b)

Subtract b from each side.

c)

Divide each side by m.

d)

Multiply each side by x.

3.

Solve the formula for m.
What is the 1st step?

a)

Subtract V from each side.

b)

Multiply each side by V.

c)

Divide each side by V.

d)

Multiply each side by m.

4.

-5t = 35

a)

t = 30

b)

t = -7

c)

t = 7

d)

t = 40

5.

w/11 = 8

a)

w = 3

b)

w = -3

c)

w = 88

d)

w = -88

6.

– 5 + 3n = 7

a)

n = 4

b)

n = 1

c)

n = 9

d)

n = -1

7.

m - 4 = 15

a)

m= 19

b)

m= -19

c)

m= 11

d)

m= -11

8.

Solve for a.

a)

a = pw

b)

a = p/w

c)

a = w/p

d)

a = w + p

9.

IR = V
(solve for R)

a)

R = IV

b)

R = ^I/_V

c)

R = ^V/_I

d)

R = V - I

10.

Solve:
y = mx + b , for b

a)

y - mx = b

b)

y + mx = b

c)

^y/_mx = b

d)

y + mx = -b

11.

2h = w-3p
(solve for p)

a)

p = -(2h - w) / 3

b)

p = (2h - w) / 3

c)

p = -6hw

d)

p = -6h - 3w

12.

Which equation has x = 5 as the solution?

a)

x + 15 = 10

b)

2x = 5

c)

2x = 10

13.

2x - 3 + 4x = 27

a)

12

b)

4

c)

5

d)

15

14.

8v - 4(v + 8) = 8

a)

2

b)

10

c)

4

d)

-4

15.

Find the error in the problem below
19 - 2k = 3k - 1
+3k +3k
19 + 1k = -1
-19 -19
k = -20

a)

They should have divided by 1 for the last step

b)

They should add 19 instead of subtracting 19

c)

I can not find an error

d)

Instead of adding 3k they should subtract 3k

16.

Find the Error
What error did the student make when solving the equation:
5x + 6 = 66
5x - 6 = 66 -6
5x = 60
5*5x= 60*5
x = 300

a)

The student subtracted 6 from both sides instead of adding

b)

Student multiplied by 5 instead of dividing by 5

c)

Student got the wrong answer when subtracting 66-6

d)

The student did not correctly eliminate the variable from one side of the equation

17.

Solve the equation for w. ^{x = w / a}

a)

w = a / x

b)

w = x / a

c)

w = ax

d)

x = wa

18.

-2 = 4r + s solve for s.

a)

s = -2 + 4r

b)

s = 2 - 4r

c)

s = -2 - 4r

d)

s = 2 + 4r

19.

$-3x\ +2c\ =\ 3\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ solve\ for\ x$

a)

$x=\frac{3-2c}{-3}$

b)

$x\ =\ 6+2c$

c)

$x\ =\ 6-2c$

d)

$x\ =\ \frac{3+2c}{3}$

20.

$a\ =\ 3y-x\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ solve\ for\ x$

a)

$x\ =\ a\ +\ 3y$

b)

$x\ =\ a\ -3y$

c)

$x\ =\ -a\ -3y$

d)

$x\ =\ -a+3y$

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Total questions: 20

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