Solving linear equations

1. Solve for k:
k + 22 = 29
k=

Correct answer: 7 Difficulty level: 1

2. Solve for n:
-8 + n = 23
n=

Correct answer: 31 Difficulty level: 1

3. Solve for x:
x–9=1
x=

Correct answer: 10 Difficulty level: 1

4. Solve for n:
18 = n - 18
n=

Correct answer: 36 Difficulty level: 1

5. Solve for k:
k + 10 = 27
k=

Correct answer: 17 Difficulty level: 1

6. Solve for t:
t + 25 = 26
t=

Correct answer: 1 Difficulty level: 1

7. Solve for k:
-30 + k = 22
k=

Correct answer: 52 Difficulty level: 1

8. Solve for k:
 19 = 14 + k
k=

Correct answer: 5 Difficulty level: 1

9. Solve for q:
3 = -8 + q
q=

Correct answer: 11 Difficulty level: 1

10. Solve for p:

10 = -19 + p
p=

Correct answer: 29 Difficulty level: 1

11. Solve for r:

-12 + r = 7
r=

Correct answer: 19 Difficulty level: 1

12. Solve for p:

p + 12 = 30
p=

Correct answer: 18 Difficulty level: 1

13. Solve for p:

p – 18 = 3
p=

Correct answer: 21 Difficulty level: 1

14. Solve for k:

30 = k + 23
k=

Correct answer: 7 Difficulty level: 1

15. Solve for y:

25 = -14 + y
y=
 Correct answer: 39 Difficulty level: 1

16. Solve for r:

20 = r + 11
r=

Correct answer: 9 Difficulty level: 1

17. Solve for z:

-26 + z = 15
z=

Correct answer: 41 Difficulty level: 1

18. Solve for p:

29 = p + 20
p=

Correct answer: 9 Difficulty level: 1

19. Solve for y:

24 = y + 19
y=

Correct answer: 5 Difficulty level: 1

20. Solve for n:

27 = 15 + n
n=

Correct answer: 12 Difficulty level: 1

21. Solve for k:

2 = -30 + k
k=

Correct answer: 32 Difficulty level: 1

22. Solve for n:

19 + n = 30
n=

Correct answer: 11 Difficulty level: 1

23. Solve for k:
18 + k = 30
k=

Correct answer: 12 Difficulty level: 1

24. Solve for r:

25 = 7 + r
r=

Correct answer: 18 Difficulty level: 1

25. Solve for p:

2 = -1 + p
p=

Correct answer: 3 Difficulty level: 1

26. Solve for r:

17 = r +10
r=

Correct answer: 7 Difficulty level: 1

27. 12𝑠 ≤ 4(𝑠 − 2)

Which of the following best describes the solutions to the inequality shown above?
A. s ≤ −1
2
B. s ≤ − 3

1
C. s ≥ −
4

D. s ≥ 8

Correct answer: A Difficulty level: 2

28. 4𝑐 + 5 < 4𝑐 + 3
Which of the following best describes the solutions to the inequality shown above?
A. All real numbers
1
B. c < 2

1
C. c > 4

D. No solution
 Correct answer: D Difficulty level: 2

29. If 9 ≥ 4𝑥 + 1, which inequality represents the possible range of values of 12𝑥 + 3?

A. 12𝑥 + 3 ≥ 17
B. 12𝑥 + 3 ≤ 17
C. 12𝑥 + 3 ≥ 27
D. 12𝑥 + 3 ≤ 27

Correct answer: D Difficulty level: 2

30. 6 = −𝑠 + 77
Given the above equation, what is the value of 1 + 5(77 − 𝑠)?
A. -739
B. -29
C. 31
D. 741

Correct answer: C Difficulty level: 2

31. If 16 − 7𝑤 = 𝑤 + 14 − 6𝑤, what is the value of 𝑤 − 1?

A. 𝑤 − 1 = −2
B. 𝑤 − 1 = 0
C. 𝑤 − 1 = 1
D. 𝑤 − 1 = −3

Correct answer: B Difficulty level: 2

1 2 3
32. If 2
+ 5 𝑠 = 𝑠 − 4 , what is the value of s?

3
A. s =
4

25
B. s =
12

25
C. s = −
12

3
D. s = − 4

Correct answer: B Difficulty level: 2

33. 10(23 + 7) = 100ℓ + 100ℓ

What is the value of ℓ in the equation above?
 Correct answer: 3/2 Difficulty level: 2

34. −𝑝 + 60 = −ℎ + 10000
In the equation above, h is a constant. If p=10 is a solution to the equation, what is the value of
h?

Correct answer: 9950 Difficulty level: 2

35. 15𝑥 − 3 = 9𝑥 + 1
Which of the following is the solution to the equation shown above?
1
A. 𝑥 = 6

2
B. 𝑥 = −
3

2
C. 𝑥 = 3

D. 𝑥 = 1

Correct answer: C Difficulty level: 2

36. 4 + 5𝑚 = 4𝑚 + 1 + 𝑚
Which of the following best describes the solution set to the equation shown above?
A. The equation has exactly one solution, m=0.
B. The equation has exactly one solution, m=1.
C. The equation has no solutions.
D. The equation has infinitely many solutions.

Correct answer: C Difficulty level: 2

37. If 15𝑏𝑥 − 20 > 35, where b is a positive constant, what is the possible range of values of
4−3bx?
A. Any value less than −7
B. Any value greater than −7
11
C. Any value less than−
3𝑏𝑥

11
D. Any value greater than 3𝑏𝑥

Correct answer: A Difficulty level: 2

38. If −𝑘 + 78 = 98 − 20, then what is the value of k?

Correct answer: 0 Difficulty level: 3

 2(4𝑝+1) 3+12𝑝
39. ≤
5 4

Which of the following best describes the solutions to the inequality shown above?
13
A. p ≤ − 7

13
B. p ≥ − 7

1
C. p ≤ −
4

1
D. p ≥ − 4

Correct answer: D Difficulty level: 3

40. −4 + 𝑏𝑥 = 2𝑥 + 3(𝑥 + 1)
In the equation shown above, b is a constant. For what value of b does the equation have no
solutions?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

Correct answer: 5 Difficulty level: 3

3 9
41. 𝑞 ≤ 𝑞 − 18
2 2

Which of the following best describes the solutions to the inequality shown above?
A. q ≤ 3
B. q ≥ 3
C. q ≤ 6
D. q ≥ 6

Correct answer: D Difficulty level: 3

42. If 9 < 15mx − 8 < 27, where m is a positive constant, what is the possible range of values of
8
3
− 5𝑚𝑥?

A. Any value greater than −3 or less than −9

B. Any value greater than −9 and less than −3
7 17
C. Any value greater than − 3𝑚 or less than − 15𝑚

17 7
D. Any value greater than − 15𝑚 and less than − 3𝑚
 Correct answer: B Difficulty level: 3

43. −3(𝑥 + 3) − 8 = 6 − 4𝑥
Which of the following is the solution to the equation shown above?
A. x = 17
B. x = -23
C. x = 23
D. x = 11

Correct answer: C Difficulty level: 3

44. If 3(𝑟 + 300) = 6, then what is the value of 𝑟 + 300 − 2?

Correct answer: 0 Difficulty level: 3

1
45. 3(𝑡 + 1) = − − 5𝑡
2

Which of the following best describes the solution set to the equation shown above?
A. The equation has no solutions.
7
B. The equation has exactly one solution, t = − 16

7
C. The equation has exactly one solution, t = −
4

D. The equation has infinitely many solutions.

Correct answer: B Difficulty level: 3

46. If 5 < 2𝑥 + 3 < 11, what is the possible range of values of −4𝑥 − 6?
A. Any value greater than−10 or less than −22
B. Any value greater than −22 and less than −10
C. Any value greater than 1 and less than 4
D. Any value greater than 4 or less than 1

Correct answer: B Difficulty level: 3

1
47. 4 − 3 𝑧 = −7𝑧 + 6

Which of the following is the solution to the equation shown above?

3
A. z = 10

3
B. z = − 10

20
C. z = 3
 20
D. z = 6

Correct answer: A Difficulty level: 3

48. If 153 = 2(𝑧 + 𝑧)𝑛, then what is the value of 2𝑛(2𝑧) − 193?
A. -113
B. -40
C. 40
D. 113

Correct answer: B Difficulty level: 3

49. 4|6 + 2𝑠| − 27 ≤ −3

Which of the following best describes the solutions to the inequality shown above?
A. −24 ≤ s ≤ 0
B. −6 ≤ s ≤ 0
C. s ≤ 0 or s ≥ 3
D. No solution

Correct answer: B Difficulty level: 4

50. 4𝑥 + 1 = −𝑎𝑥 − 4
In the equation shown above, a is a constant. Which of the following values of a results in an
equation with exactly one solution?
A. 4
B. -4
C. Neither value
D. Both values

Correct answer: A Difficulty level: 4

51. 4(80 + 𝑛) = (3𝑘)𝑛

In the equation above, k is a constant. For what value of k are there no solutions to the equation?

Correct answer: 4/3 Difficulty level: 4

52. 8 − 9(𝑥 + 1) = 𝑎𝑥 + 4
In the equation shown above, a is a constant. Which of the following values of a results in an
equation with exactly one solution?
A. 9
B. 8
C. Neither value
D. Both values
 Correct answer: D Difficulty level: 4

53. 4(𝑥 − 2) + 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑥 − 8
In the equation shown above, a is a constant. Which of the following values of a results in an
equation with exactly one solution?
A. 4
B. 5
C. Neither value
D. Both values

Correct answer: A Difficulty level: 4

54. −2(𝑥 + 2) = 6 − 𝑎𝑥
In the equation shown above, a is a constant. Which of the following values of a results in an
equation with exactly one solution?
A. -2
B. 2
C. Neither value
D. Both values

Correct answer: A Difficulty level: 4

55. 2𝑥 − 1 = −1 + 𝑎𝑥
In the equation shown above, a is a constant. Which of the following values of a results in an
equation with exactly one solution?
A. 2
B. 3
C. Neither value
D. Both values

Correct answer: B Difficulty level: 4

56. 4 − 3𝑦 = 6𝑦 + 4 − 9𝑦
Which of the following best describes the solution set to the equation shown above?
A. The equation has no solutions.
B. The equation has exactly one solution, y = 0.
4
C. The equation has exactly one solution, y = 3.

D. The equation has infinitely many solutions.

Correct answer: D Difficulty level: 4

57. 17 + 27 = −7𝑤
Given the above equation, what is the value of 10(−21𝑤 + 1)?

Correct answer: 1330 Difficulty level: 4