Name _______________________________________ Date _______

Pre-Quiz: Solve Multi-Step Equations Period _____

1. Simplify: 10x - 1 + 9x - 8x2 2. Simplify: -(2x -7) + 13 - 5x

3. A rectangle has a length of 5x and a width of 4. Error Analysis: 8p + 9m =17pm. Identify the
x. Write and simplify an expression for the error, if any.
perimeter of the rectangle.

5. Solve: ⅔ x - 1 = -5 6. Solve: -3x + 7 = 21

7. Solve: y + 6 = 17 8. Solve: m - 9 = -13

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9. Terence bought 3 markers, while his sister
bought 5 markers. In all, they spent $16. Write
and solve an equation to find the price of each
marker.
10. Solve: A cellphone company charges $13.50
per month plus $0.035 for each minute used. If
Angelina’s phone bill was $17.70 last month, how
many minutes did she use? Write and solve the
equation.
11. Is x = -7 the solution to 15 - 3x = -6? 12. Translate: The quotient of a number and 2
minus 9 is 14.

13. Solve: 4(x - 6) + 7 = 11 14. Solve: 8x + 6 + 3x -2 = 37

15. Solve: 4(2x -3) = -½ (24 - 6x) 16. Solve: 3(4x -2) = 6(2x - 1)

17. Solve: 100 (x - 3) = 450- 50x 18. Both figures have the same perimeter. Find
each perimeter.

19. Translate and solve: Nine times the difference 20. Daisy’s Flowers sells a rose bouquet for
of a number and 2 plus 15 is 33. $39.95 plus $2.95 for every rose. A competing
florist sells a similar bouquet for $26 plus $4.50
for every rose. Find the number of roses that
would make both florists’ bouquets cost the same
price?