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One-step equations with negative numbers

Year 8 maths · Fieldbook Learning

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Do the opposite operation to both sides to get x alone.

  1. Solve for x: x + 6 = 10
  2. Solve for x: x ÷ 8 = 10
  3. Solve for x: x − 5 = −2
  4. Solve for x: x + 2 = 7
  5. Solve for x: x ÷ 6 = 8
  6. Solve for x: 5x = 40
  7. Solve for x: x − 3 = 4
  8. Solve for x: x ÷ 5 = −2
  9. Solve for x: 10x = −130
  10. Solve for x: x + 7 = 12
  11. Solve for x: −10x = 30
  12. Solve for x: −12x = 24
  13. Solve for x: x + 15 = 34
  14. Solve for x: x + 9 = 15
  15. Solve for x: −6x = 114
  16. Solve for x: x + 5 = −21
  17. Solve for x: x + 27 = 11
  18. Solve for x: x − 26 = −67
  19. Solve for x: x ÷ 14 = −15
  20. Solve for x: x − 20 = 1
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Answer key: One-step equations with negative numbers

  1. 4
  2. 80
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. 48
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. -10
  9. -13
  10. 5
  11. -3
  12. -2
  13. 19
  14. 6
  15. -19
  16. -26
  17. -16
  18. -41
  19. -210
  20. 21