Free Printable Practice Solving Equations Quiz

1.

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

a)

subtraction

b)

addition

c)

multiplication

d)

division

2.

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

a)

Add 62 to each side.

b)

Subtract 62 from each side.

c)

Multiply each side by 62.

d)

Add 123 to each side.

3.

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

4.

Find the solution:
10 = 4x - 2

a)

x = 3

b)

x = 2

c)

x = -3

d)

x = -2

5.

Solve:
3(3x - 6) = 18

a)

x = 4

b)

x = -4

c)

no solution

d)

infinite solutions

6.

What is the first step in solving this equation:
5x + 7 = 12

a)

Divide by 5

b)

Subtract 5

c)

Multiply by 7

d)

Subtract 7

7.

Look at the work. What was done incorrectly?

a)

Don't divide by 2 first

b)

Don't add 7 to both sides

c)

It's correct!

d)

They should have subtracted 7

8.

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

a)

It's correct!

b)

Subtract 1 on both sides

c)

Add 5 on both sides

d)

Divide by 3 on both sides

9.

In this soccer season, Emma has scored 1 more than twice the number of Nick's goals. If Emma has scored 15 goals, which equation can be used to find x, the number of Nick's goals?

a)

x - 15 = 1

b)

x + 1 = 15

c)

2x + 1 = 15

d)

x + 1 = x + 15

10.

-2(x+4) = 10

a)

X=3

b)

X=-3

c)

X=9

d)

X=-9

11.

5x-8=67

a)

x=59/5

b)

x=12

c)

x=15

d)

x=375

12.

3(x+2)-4x=2

a)

x=5/7

b)

x=4/3

c)

x=-4

d)

x=4

13.

4x-12+2x=24

a)

x=18

b)

x=6

c)

x=2

d)

x=12

14.

a)

5

b)

-5

c)

7

d)

-7

15.

Solve for x:

2x -1(3+4x) = 11

a)

x = -4

b)

x = 7/3

c)

x = -7

d)

x = -17/8

16.

Solve 2 + 5x + 2x = -12.

a)

$x\ =\ -2$

b)

$x\ =\ -\frac{10}{7}$

c)

$x\ =\ 2$

d)

$x\ =\ \frac{10}{7}$

17.

Solve 4n - 2n = 4.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

18.

$3(4r-1)+5=26$

a)

$r=-1$

b)

$r=2$

c)

$r=-2$

d)

$r=4$

19.

Solve for b. −20 = b + 8 −5b

a)

−10

b)

7

c)

9

d)

−8

20.

3y+6+4y-7=-8

a)

y=-1

b)

y=-8

c)

y=1

d)

y=7

Practice Solving Equations Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 51mins

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