CC Algebra I Name: ______________________________

Lesson 4-Solving 2 Step Equations Date: ____________ Number_____

1) n + 6 = 11 2) x - 4 = 23

3) 4n = 12 m
4) 5 = 10

Two-Step
Equations
An equation is a mathematical statement that states that two expressions and/or

numbers are ________. To solve an equation the goal is to get the ____________

alone on one side of the equal sign. This is done by using ____________________.

Remember inverse operations “undo” each other.

Solve Algebraically 3n + 1 = 7
Use inverse
operations
 n − 3 = 9
Solve 4 Then, check the solution.

Solve Algebraically

n − 3 = 9 Use inverse
4 operations

 Add or Subtract
 Multiply or Divide
n + 1 = 6
SOLVE 2) -2

1) 3n - 1 = 14

3) 2n + 3 = -5 1
y − 4 = 1
4) 2
5) 5n + 7 = -8 6) -1 – 3w = -7

7) 8)

9) **10)

Easy:
 11) 3n + 6 = 18 Challenging:

12) 4n - 2 = 10 15) -2n + 8 = -4

n
− 5 = -3
More difficult: 16) 8

n
+ 1 =3 n
13) 7 +1 = 0
17) -3

n 18) -3n - 1 = -10

Work

Two-Step Equation Word

Problems
 Steps to solving two-step word problems:
1. Read the problem carefully. Underline any key information.
2. Write a let statement.
3. Write an equation.
4. Solve the equation.
5. Check your answer

Example 1:

Nick opens a savings account with $50. Each week after, he deposits $15. In how many weeks will he have
saved $500?

Step 1: Underline any key information

Step 2: Write a let statement. What does our variable represent?

Step 3: Write an equation:

Step 4: Solve the equation:

Step 5: Re-read the question. Does your answer make sense?

Example 2:

Alex rents a car for one day. The charge is $18 plus $0.12 per mile. Alex wants to spend exactly $30. How
many miles can he drive?
Step 1: Underline any key information

Step 2: Write a let statement. What does our variable represent?

Step 3: Write an equation:

Step 4: Solve the equation:

Step 5: Re-read the question. Does your answer make sense?

Example 3:
Katie wants to buy a bicycle that costs $129. This is $24 more than 3 times what she saved last month. How
much did she save last month?

Two-Step Equation Word Problems Classwork

Solve the following problems and show all your work.

20. When 12 is subtracted from 3 times a number, the result is 24. Find the number.

21. Jill made 20 muffins. She put them into 3 boxes and has two muffins left. How many are in each box if they
all contain the same amount of muffins?

22. If you multiply a number by 3 and then subtract 5, you will get 40. What is the number?
23. Joe went to the hobby shop and bought 2 model sports cars at $8.95 each and some paints. If he spent a total
of $23.65, what was the cost of the paints?

24. Ryan made a $3000 down payment on a car. The total cost of the car was $7500. He made 36 equal monthly
payments to pay the car in full. How much did Ryan pay per month?

25. Kendra is buying bottled water for a class trip. She has 16 bottles left over from the last trip. She buys bottles
by the case to get a good price. Each case holds 24 bottles. How many cases will she have to buy if she wants to
have a total of 160 bottles of water?