One-step equations: subtraction

Difficulty Stretch · Set 32l5iq

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Solve for x:x−2=-8x =
2
Solve for x:x−9=-37x =
3
Solve for x:x−12=5x =
4
Solve for x:x−26=-23x =
5
Solve for x:x−11=5x =
6
Solve for x:x−29=-31x =
7
Solve for x:x−18=-12x =
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Solve for x:x−7=18x =
9
Solve for x:x−4=16x =
10
Solve for x:x−27=-1x =
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Solve for x:x−19=-1x =
12
Solve for x:x−8=-37x =
13
Solve for x:x−28=-6x =
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Solve for x:x−22=-8x =
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Solve for x:x−20=-17x =
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Solve for x:x−17=-39x =
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Solve for x:x−12=-36x =
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Solve for x:x−7=-5x =
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Solve for x:x−22=-41x =
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Solve for x:x−27=1x =

What is in this set

The numbers in this set run from 1 to 57.
Every problem in it will take one step.
A careful solution takes 1 written step on average.
The mistake this set invites most often, in 100% of the problems: 24 was taken from both sides instead of added.
Answers are a whole number.

Drawing 240 problems from this page produced 222 different ones, 93% — so a sheet of 20 is a new sheet almost every time.

The same skill, harder or easier

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