Multi-step equations with fractions, decimals and brackets

Answer Key - Grade 8 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   Jun splits a total into equal parts: (x + 2)/3 + 1 = 5. What is x?

   10
2. 2.

   Milo finds (x − 1)/5 + 4 = 6 on the bonus board. What is x?

   11
3. 3.

   Pia meets a minus in front of the brackets in 15 − 3(x − 1) = 6 on a paper puzzle card. What is x?

   4
4. 4.

   Zee meets a half outside the brackets: (1/2)(x − 4) + 3 = 9. What is x?

   16
5. 5.

   Ari's decimal challenge reads 0.5(x + 3) − 1.2 = 2.3. What is x?

   4
6. 6.

   Bo faces fourths in (3/4)(x + 4) − 2 = 7. What is x?

   8
7. 7.

   Jun's garden bed is a rectangle. Its length is 4 feet more than its width, and the fence around it is 28 feet. How many feet wide is the bed?

   5
8. 8.

   Milo turns 50 = 2(x − 3) + 5x around before solving it. What is x?

   8
9. 9.

   Pia tests four values for 17 − 2(x − 2) = 5. Which value of x makes it true?

   • 7
   • -4
   • 8
   • 4
10. 10.

    Ren checks four guesses for 19 − 2(x + 4) = -3 on paper. Which value of x makes it true?

    • 9
    • 15
    • -15
    • 7