One Step Addition and Subtraction Equations Easy

In the equation
x + 7 = 12
7 is being added to the variable, x. How should you show your work to isolate the variable and solve the equation? 

• Subtract 7 from both sides. The solution is x = 5.

• Add 7 to both sides.
  The solution is x = 19.

• Multiply both sides by 7 The solution is x = 84.

• Add 4 to both sides

• Subtract 4 from both sides

• Multiply both sides by 4

• Divide both sides by 4

• Add 5 to both sides

• Subtract 5 from both sides

• Multiply both sides by 5

• Divide both sides by 5

What is the inverse operation of addition?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

-25 = m - 12

• -37

• 13

• -13

• 37

Solve for x
17 = x + 3

• x = 20

• x = 14

• x = 13

• x = 19

Solve
y + 3 = -2

• 1

• 5

• -5

x + 12 = 20

• x = 32

• x = -32

• x = 8

• x = -8

Solve for y:

y + 51 = -99

• y = -44

• y = 150

• y = -150

• Answer not Given

q - 12  =  1

• q = 13

• q = 11

• q = -11

• q = -13