Linear equations in one variable SAT practice questions
Math, Algebra. 590 questions
Solve equations such as 3(x - 4) = 2x + 5, including equations written from a short word problem.
What this skill tests
- Solving for one variable
- Equations with no solution or infinitely many
- Building an equation from a description
How to approach it
- 1Distribute and combine like terms before moving anything across the equal sign.
- 2Check your answer by substituting it back into the original equation.
- 3If the variables cancel, decide whether the result is always true or never true.
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