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One and Two Step Equations Practice

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Solve for x: 5x = 25

a)

x = 5

b)

x = 2

c)

x = 10

d)

x = 3

2.

Solve for y: 2y + 4 = 10

a)

y = 2

b)

y = 3

c)

y = 4

d)

y = 5

3.

Write an equation for the following word problem: If a number is increased by 8, the result is 15.

a)

x + 15 = 8

b)

x * 8 = 15

c)

x - 8 = 15

d)

x + 8 = 15

4.

Identify the variable in the equation: 0.5b + 2 = 8

a)

z

b)

y

c)

b

d)

x

5.

Solve for x: 1.2x = 3.6

a)

x = 5

b)

x = 3

c)

x = 2

d)

x = 4

6.

Identify the variable in the equation: 4x + 2 = 10

a)

a

b)

b

c)

x

d)

y

7.

Which shows the possible solutions for the inequality below

x < 32

Select all that apply

a)

(30, 28, 33)

b)

(28, 32, 26)

c)

(28, 32, 34)

d)

(28, 27, 26)

8.

Grace purchased 6 tickets to a concert and paid a service charge of 16.50.

She paid a total of $121.50. What was the cost of each ticket?

a)

$17.00

b)

$18.00

c)

$17.50

d)

$16.50

9.

Select the equation that was used for the function table

a)

y = 8x

b)

x = y - 8

c)

y = x + 7

d)

y = x - 7

10.
x - 8 = -5 
a)
13
b)
-13
c)
3
d)
-3
11.
Solve for x:
a)
x = 20
b)
x = 7
c)
x = 10
d)
x = 3
12.
Solve the equation. 
a)
-90
b)
90
c)
-40
d)
-180
13.
Which equation has x=9 as a solution
a)
4 + x = 12
b)
5x = 45
c)
2x = 20
d)
x + 7 = 26
14.
a)

21

b)

14

c)

-14

d)

-21

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.
Solve   -3y + 7  = 22
a)
-5
b)
5
c)
15
d)
-15
17.
The steps in solving 5b - 6 = 24 are: 
a)
Add 6 to both sides and divide both sides by 5
b)
Add 6 to both sides and multiply both sides by 5
c)
Subtract 6 from both sides then multiply both sides by 5
d)
Subtract 6 from both sides then divide both sides by 5
18.
Figure out what n equals in this equation:
6n + 4 = -26
a)
n=-6
b)
n= -5
c)
n= 8
d)
n= -4
19.
If one roll of masking tape costs $1.15, how many rolls can Emma buy  with $5.75?
a)
1.15(5.75) = x
b)
5.75x = 1.15
c)
1.15x = 5.75
d)
x = 1.15/ 5.75
20.
Andrew has saved $55 toward the purchase of an IPOD. The IPOD costs $145. Which equation represents the amount Andrew needs to save to by the IPOD?
a)
55 + x = 145
b)
145x = 55
c)
55 - x = 145
d)
145 (55) = x
21.
Two hundred seventy-six people are seated in 12 identical rows for a performance of a school play. How many people are in each row? Let p be the number of people in each row.
a)
p = 276 ÷ 12
b)
p = 276 ⋅ 12
c)
276p = 12
d)
p = 12 + 276
22.
Joey and four of his friends went out to eat. They decided to split the bill evenly. Each person paid $11.13. What was the total bill? Write an equation you could use to solve this equation. Use d as your variable.
a)
d/4=$11.13
b)
4d=$11.13
c)
d/5=$11.13
d)
5d=$11.13
23.
Mo is thinking of a number. Eleven more than one third of a number is -1. Which equation would help me find Mo's number?
a)
1/ 3 + 11 = -1
b)
3x + 11 = -1
c)
1/3x + 11 = -1
d)
1/3x + 11 = 1
24.

Casey has $50 to spend at Best Buy. She wants to buy a DVD for $14 and some CDs that cost $12 each. How many CDs can she buy?

a)

12 + 14x = 50

b)

12x + 14 = 50

c)

50 - 14 - 12 = x

d)

50x + 12 = 14

25.

Ben and Jerry together scored 50 points in the big game. If Ben scored 16 points, how many points did Jerry score?

Which equation fits this scenario?

a)

x + 16 = 50

b)

x - 16 = -50

c)

-500 + x = 16

d)

x - 16 = 500

26.

Marble Middle School paid $500 for 16 graphing calculators. What was the cost for each calculator?

Which equation matches the scenario?

a)

1/6x = 15

b)

1/6x = 500

c)

500 = 6x

d)

500 = -6x

27.

On first down, a football team lost 16 yds. After two downs, the team had an overall gain of 5 yds. How many yards were gained on second down?

Which equation matches this scenario?

a)

8x - 3x = 450

b)

16 - x = 15

c)

1/16x = 45

d)

-16 + x = 15

28.

One sixth of the candies in a bag of M&Ms are orange. If there are 15 orange candies how many M&Ms are in the bag?

Which equation matches the scenario?

a)

x - 1/6 = 15

b)

-16x = 15

c)

1/6 x = 15

d)

-15 = 16x

29.

A scuba diver dove 16 ft to an elevation of -50 ft. What was her elevation before the dive?

Which equation matches the scenario?

a)

x - 1/6 = 50

b)

x - 16 = -50

c)

1/6 x = 50

d)

-50 = 16x

30.

The number of elephants at the circus was two-fifths of the number of horses. If there were 16 elephants, how many horses were there?

Which equation matches the scenario?

a)

2/5x = 16

b)

5/2x = 16

c)

x -16 = 2/5

d)

16 + x = 2/5

31.

A chest was resting on the ocean floor 500 ft below the surface. It was lifted to the deck of a ship 16 ft above the surface. How far was the chest lifted?

Which equation matches the scenario?

a)

16x = 500

b)

x - 16 = -500

c)

16x = -500

d)

-500 + x = 16

32.

If you divide the age of Grampa Gump by 16, you get the age of Junior Gump. If Junior is 5 years old, how old is grampa?

Which equation matches the scenario?

a)

x/16 = 5

b)

x - 1/6 = 15

c)

8x - 3x = 450

d)

16/x = 5x

33.

At Maxx Middle School, there are 30 times as many students as teachers. If there are 450 students, how many teachers are there?

Which equation matches this scenario?

a)

x/30 = -450

b)

8x - 3x = 450

c)

30/x = 450

d)

x + 16 = -450

34.

Kodak cut a pizza into eight equal slices and ate three of them. If his meal had 450 calories, how many calories were in the entire pizza?

Which equation matches the scenario?

a)

30x = 450

b)

3/8x = 450

c)

-450 = 8x

d)

450x = 30

35.

Solve for x.

x - 15 = 45

a)

30

b)

40

c)

50

d)

60

36.

Solve for y.

2y = 38

a)

40

b)

36

c)

19

d)

16

37.

Solve for x.

-36 + x = -100

a)

136

b)

-64

c)

64

d)

-136

38.

What is the primary difference between one and two-step equations?

a)

One-step equations have only addition and subtraction.

b)

Two-step equations have only multiplication and division.

c)

Nothing is different between them.

d)

Two-step equations have two operations and one-step equations have only one.

39.

Which of the following animals can be faster than a cheetah?


Source: National Geographic Kids Quiz Whiz 4 (2014)

a)

horse

b)

gray squirrel

c)

great white shark

d)

red-tailed hawk

40.

Which type of elephant takes the leadership role in a herd?

a)

a large male

b)

an elder female

c)

the one with the biggest tusks

41.

What is another name for an adult male gorilla?

a)

ape-zilla

b)

big bubba

c)

King Kong

d)

silverback

42.

More tigers live in captivity than in wild.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

Which giant cat species has spots?

a)

cougar

b)

leopard

c)

tiger

44.

Males in a pride of lions do most of the hunting

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

T or F: An ostrich can fly.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What movie is this?

a)

A Bug's Life

b)

Lion King

c)

Tarzan

d)

Jungle Book

47.

What is the name of this little brother?

a)

John

b)

Jack

c)

John John

d)

Jack Jack

48.

What is this movie?

a)

Zootopia

b)

Rat's Escape

c)

Madagascar

d)

Ratatouille

49.

What is the name of this character? (Hint: he is in the movie Up)

a)

Carl

b)

Russel

c)

Randy

d)

Kevin

50.

Out of the following movies, which is Ms. Spencer's favorite?

a)

Frozen

b)

Inside Out

c)

Finding Nemo

d)

The Incredibles

51.

What is the name of this character from Monsters, Inc.?

a)

Sully

b)

Boo

c)

Mike

d)

Randal

52.

Name this movie

a)

Enchanted

b)

Brave

c)

Onward

d)

Frozen

53.

How many Toy Story movies are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

54.
In what Disney film do you find a group of vegetarian sharks?
a)
Toy Story
b)
Mulan
c)
Finding Nemo
d)
Sleeping Beauty
55.
Who wrote the books "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" which were adapted to movies?
a)
C.S. Lewis
b)
JRR Tolkien
c)
Peter Jackson
d)
Samwise Gamgee
56.

What is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Monaco

b)

Vatican City

c)

Liechtenstein

d)

San Marino

57.

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of which country?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Thailand

c)

Vietnam

d)

Indonesia

58.

True or False - There are no deserts in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

What is the capital of Denmark?

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Bern

c)

Bonn

d)

Aarhus

60.

How many time zones does China have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5