Solving Single-Step Equations
This worksheet helps 8th-grade students practice solving single-step linear equations using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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Solving Single-Step Equations
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Solve each single-step equation. Show your work clearly.
1. Solve for x: x + 7 = 15
2. Solve for y: y - 12 = -4
3. The image below represents the equation x + 3 = 8. What is the value of x?
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4. Write an equation represented by the balance scale below, then solve for the unknown.

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5. Solve for a: 4a = 28
6. Solve for b: b / 3 = -9
7. To solve for x in the equation x - 5 = 10, you would 5 to both sides.
8. To solve for m in the equation 6m = 42, you would both sides by 6.
9. Which operation would you use to solve y + 18 = 7?
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
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