SOLVING

ONE
AND TWO
STEP
EQUATIONS
MAZES
This collection of two mazes will help students learn to solve simple one
and two step equations.

Students should be able to work with simple fractions in order to do these

puzzles.

These puzzles do not contain the distributive property.

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 END x = -21 x + 6 = -15 x = 21 7x = -21 x=4 7 + x = 11

x = -22

x=8
x = -3
x=3
x = -3 x = -6 x = 18 2
7 + x = -15 27 = 9x x+8=2 x = 12
3
x = -18

x = -10

x = -7
x=6
1 x = -2 x = 10 x=3 -4 + x = -11
x = −6 -3 + x = 7 15 = 5x
3

x = -3
x=5

4
1
4
1

x=
x=

1 3
BEGIN 2x = 8 x=4 x+3=8 x = -5 -4x = 36 x = -9 +x=
2 4
 END x = -21 x + 6 = -15 x = 21 7x = -21 x=4 7 + x = 11

x = -22

x=8
x = -3
x=3
x = -3 x = -6 x = 18 2
7 + x = -15 27 = 9x x+8=2 x = 12
3
x = -18

x = -10

x = -7
x=6
1 x = -2 x = 10 x=3 -4 + x = -11
x = −6 -3 + x = 7 15 = 5x
3

x = -3
x=5

4
1
4
1

x=
x=

1 3
BEGIN 2x = 8 x=4 x+3=8 x = -5 -4x = 36 x = -9 +x=
2 4
 x = -8 x=6 1 END
BEGIN 3x – 7 = 17 6 = 4x - 10 x + 6 = 12 x = 18
3

16
3
x=8

x=4

x=1

x=−
5 1
-3x – 5 = 10 x= 3− x = 4 x = -5 6x – 1 = 5 x=0 8 – 3x = 8
3 5

x = -5
x = -5

x=5

7
2
x=
7
2
x − 7 = 11 x=6 4x + 3 = 7 x =1 5 - 2x = 12 x=−
2
-x + 5 = 10
3
x = 27

4
1
x=6

x=2

x=
2 1
2x + 3 = 11 x=4 -10 + 3x = 8 x=−
3
4 + 2x = 8 x = -2 + 2x = 1
2
 x = -8 x=6 1 END
BEGIN 3x – 7 = 17 6 = 4x - 10 x + 6 = 12 x = 18
3

16
3
x=8

x=4

x=1

x=−
5 1
-3x – 5 = 10 x= 3− x = 4 x = -5 6x – 1 = 5 x=0 8 – 3x = 8
3 5

x = -5
x = -5

x=5

7
2
x=
7
2
x − 7 = 11 x=6 4x + 3 = 7 x =1 5 - 2x = 12 x=−
2
-x + 5 = 10
3
x = 27

4
1
x=6

x=2

x=
2 1
2x + 3 = 11 x=4 -10 + 3x = 8 x=−
3
4 + 2x = 8 x = -2 + 2x = 1
2