About this worksheet
Solve two-step equations by undoing operations in reverse order: first the adding or subtracting, then the multiplying or dividing. For 4x + 10 = 58, subtract 10 to get 4x = 48, then divide by 4 to get x = 12.
Two-step equations worksheet generator
Make two-step equations worksheets like 4x + 10 = 58 and x/3 − 2 = 5, with whole-number answers. Choose positive numbers only or include negatives, and print the answer key with it.
Two-step equations
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Solve each equation for x. Undo the adding or subtracting first, then the multiplying or dividing.
- 1.3x + 2 = 11
- 2.8x + 10 = 106
- 3.5x + 10 = 65
- 4.7x + 2 = 16
- 5.x3 + 20 = 26
- 6.x3 + 15 = 22
- 7.8x + 6 = 78
- 8.7x + 14 = 84
- 9.8x + 10 = 26
- 10.8x + 10 = 58
- 11.8x + 5 = 45
- 12.6x + 17 = 23
- 13.4x + 3 = 47
- 14.8x + 5 = 101
- 15.x5 + 2 = 10
- 16.9x + 20 = 110
Two-step equations
Answer key
- 1.3x + 2 = 11x = 3
- 2.8x + 10 = 106x = 12
- 3.5x + 10 = 65x = 11
- 4.7x + 2 = 16x = 2
- 5.x3 + 20 = 26x = 18
- 6.x3 + 15 = 22x = 21
- 7.8x + 6 = 78x = 9
- 8.7x + 14 = 84x = 10
- 9.8x + 10 = 26x = 2
- 10.8x + 10 = 58x = 6
- 11.8x + 5 = 45x = 5
- 12.6x + 17 = 23x = 1
- 13.4x + 3 = 47x = 11
- 14.8x + 5 = 101x = 12
- 15.x5 + 2 = 10x = 40
- 16.9x + 20 = 110x = 10
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Teaching tip
Have students write the two inverse steps on the line under each equation before calculating anything.
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