NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE: ___________

Algebra 1: SOLVING TWO STEPS EQUATIONS

Goal: Get the variable on one side of the equation by itself.

Steps to solving a two-step equation:

1. Do the inverse operation for addition or subtraction.
2. Do the inverse operation for multiplication or division.
3. Check your answer

Let’s Try It! Solve by showing your work and check steps. ( Nos. 1 – 4 Will be recorded as
Classwork)

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NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE: ___________

Solve and check the equations below. Show all your work. ( Nos. 1 – 6 Will be recorded as
Homework)

2.) 3.)
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4.) 6.)
5.)

Algebra Name________________________
NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE: ___________

Two Step Equation Practice

Solve each equation below. Show all necessary work

O. 4y – 9 = 15 A. 6x + 7 = – 5

S. – 9t + 2 = 56 P. – 69 = 7v – 6

Y. 35 = – 2x– 15 I. 4 – 3n = 43

N. 12 – 5u = – 48 C. – 27 + 20w = 73

E. 13 = 5 – 8m K. 11r + 60 = 16

U. y – 24 = – 7 J. 23 – x = 13
NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE: ___________

V. – 67 = 6x – 1 M. – 4e – 9 = 19

D. – 8 = 32 – 5q H. 6 + 10k = 256

T. – 100 = 12t – 4 L. 36 – x = – 36

Below are the titles of three “Books Never Written.” To decode the names of their authors find
your solution in the code below. Each time the solution appears, write the letter of that problem
above it.

The Break-in by: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
10 -13 -7 -7 -25 8 72 6 5 -4

Making Soap by: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
-9 25 -13 72 -8 25 -2 12 -6

Origin of Man by: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
-1 -11 -2 72 17 -6 25 17 12
NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE: ___________

1. 2x + 1 = 7 2. 4x – 2 = 6 3. -12x – 3 = -51

4. 14 = 11x + 3 5. -6 + 8x = -38 6. 3 + 6x = 45

7. 3x – 10 = -1 8. 25 = 25 + 5x 9. -2 + 6x = 16
NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE: ___________

10. 2 + 7x = 65 11. 20 = 14x - 8 12. 2x + 7 = -15

13. 3x + 5 = 14 14. -10 = -4x – 10 15. 5 + 8x = 37

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16. -16x – 2 = 46 17. 19 = 2x + 3 18. 5x – 7 = -67

NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE: ___________

19. 22 = 7 + 3x 20. 4x + 2 = 10 21. -3x – 4 = 5

22. 7 + 4x = 27 23. 12 = 10x + 12 24. 2x – 9 = -3

25. -15 + 4x = 33 26. 84 = -20x + 4 27. 5x + 4 = 24

NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE: ___________
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Steps to solving two-step word problems:

1. Read the problem carefully. Underline any key information.
2. Write a let statement.
3. Write an equation.
4. Solve the equation.
5. Check your answer

Example 1:

Nick opens a savings account with $50. Each week after, he deposits $15. In how many weeks
will he have saved $500?

Step 1: Underline any key information

Step 2: Write a let statement. What does our variable represent?

Step 3: Write an equation:

Step 4: Solve the equation:

Step 5: Re-read the question. Does your answer make sense?

NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE:
___________

Example 2:

Alex rents a car for one day. The charge is $18 plus $0.12 per mile. Alex wants to spend exactly
$30. How many miles can he drive?

Step 1: Underline any key information

Step 2: Write a let statement. What does our variable represent?

Step 3: Write an equation:

Step 4: Solve the equation:

Step 5: Re-read the question. Does your answer make sense?

Example 3:
Katie wants to buy a bicycle that costs $129. This is $24 more than 3 times what she saved last
month. How much did she save last month?
 NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE:
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Solve the following problems and show all your work.

(Remember to use the 5 steps for solving two-step equation word problems!)

1. Ben rents a car for one day. The charge is $20 plus the $0.12 per mile. He wants to spend exactly $80. How
many miles can he drive?

2. When 12 is subtracted from 3 times a number, the result is 24. Find the number.

3. Jill made 20 muffins. She put them into 3 boxes and has two muffins left. How many are in each box if they
all contain the same amount of muffins?
 NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE:
___________

4. If you multiply a number by 3 and then subtract 5, you will get 40. What is the number?

5. Joe went to the hobby shop and bought 2 model sports cars at $8.95 each and some paints. If he spent a total of
$23.65, what was the cost of the paints?

6. Ryan made a $3000 down payment on a car. The total cost of the car was $7500. He made 36 equal monthly
payments to pay the car in full. How much did Ryan pay per month?
 NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE:
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7. Kendra is buying bottled water for a class trip. She has 16 bottles left over from the last trip. She buys bottles
by the case to get a good price. Each case holds 24 bottles. How many cases will she have to buy if she wants to
have a total of 160 bottles of water?

_____ 1) Which of the following refers to the operation of addition?

(1) product (3) more than

(2) less than (4) quotient

_____ 2) Which of the following refers to the operation of division?

(1) product (3) more than

(2) less than (4) quotient

_____ 3) Five less than twelve times a number is represented by:

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

_____ 4) Which of the following represents three times a number minus 5?

(1) (3)

(2) (4)

For 5 - 8, solve the equation for x. Clearly show ALL of your work.
NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE:
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5) 6)

8)
7)

For 9-10, set up and solve a mathematical equation to determine your solution.

BE SURE TO SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK.

9) Scott wants to buy a scooter that costs $129. This is $24 more than 3 times what he saved last
month. How much did he save last month?

10) Miss Violet is buying granola bars for her students. She already has 16 granola bars in her desk and
NAME: _________________________________________ PERIOD: ________ DATE:
___________

needs a total of 100 bars. They are sold in packs of 12. How many more boxes of granola bars does she
need to purchase for her students?