One-Step Equations: Addition and Subtraction
Solve for x using the opposite operation.
One-Step Equations: Addition and Subtraction
Name:Date:Score:
Solve for x. Use the opposite operation to get x on its own, then check your answer.
- 1x − 7 = 2 x =
- 2x + 6 = 14 x =
- 3x − 10 = -8 x =
- 4x − 5 = -3 x =
- 5x + 12 = 16 x =
- 6x + 6 = 21 x =
- 7x + 3 = 11 x =
- 8x − 4 = -1 x =
- 9x − 5 = -1 x =
- 10x − 2 = 5 x =
- 11x − 2 = 9 x =
- 12x − 9 = 5 x =
- 13x − 7 = 7 x =
- 14x + 5 = 17 x =
- 15x − 2 = 4 x =
- 16x − 10 = -2 x =
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One-Step Equations: Addition and Subtraction
Name:Date:Score:
Solve for x. Use the opposite operation to get x on its own, then check your answer.
- 1x − 12 = -9 x =
- 2x + 10 = 16 x =
- 3x + 11 = 13 x =
- 4x − 7 = 4 x =
- 5x − 10 = -1 x =
- 6x − 8 = -2 x =
- 7x + 8 = 17 x =
- 8x − 8 = -3 x =
- 9x + 7 = 11 x =
- 10x + 8 = 16 x =
- 11x + 2 = 8 x =
- 12x + 4 = 11 x =
- 13x + 5 = 15 x =
- 14x − 3 = 6 x =
- 15x − 6 = 7 x =
- 16x − 4 = 4 x =
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One-Step Equations: Addition and Subtraction
Name:Date:Score:
Solve for x. Use the opposite operation to get x on its own, then check your answer.
- 1x − 3 = 2 x =
- 2x + 7 = 21 x =
- 3x + 7 = 10 x =
- 4x − 11 = -3 x =
- 5x + 6 = 21 x =
- 6x − 11 = -9 x =
- 7x − 3 = -1 x =
- 8x + 7 = 16 x =
- 9x + 9 = 19 x =
- 10x − 12 = -1 x =
- 11x + 9 = 12 x =
- 12x − 2 = 9 x =
- 13x + 7 = 17 x =
- 14x + 3 = 13 x =
- 15x − 3 = 1 x =
- 16x − 2 = 6 x =
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Answer key — Sheet A (16 answers)
- 1. 9
- 2. 8
- 3. 2
- 4. 2
- 5. 4
- 6. 15
- 7. 8
- 8. 3
- 9. 4
- 10. 7
- 11. 11
- 12. 14
- 13. 14
- 14. 12
- 15. 6
- 16. 8
Answer key — Sheet B (16 answers)
- 1. 3
- 2. 6
- 3. 2
- 4. 11
- 5. 9
- 6. 6
- 7. 9
- 8. 5
- 9. 4
- 10. 8
- 11. 6
- 12. 7
- 13. 10
- 14. 9
- 15. 13
- 16. 8
Answer key — Sheet C (16 answers)
- 1. 5
- 2. 14
- 3. 3
- 4. 8
- 5. 15
- 6. 2
- 7. 2
- 8. 9
- 9. 10
- 10. 11
- 11. 3
- 12. 11
- 13. 10
- 14. 10
- 15. 4
- 16. 8
About this skill
To undo adding, subtract; to undo subtracting, add. Do it on both sides.
How to teach it
- Describe patterns in words before using letters.
- Treat an equation as a balance scale.
- Always substitute to check.
Mistakes to watch for
- Changing only one side of the equation.
