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8th Grade Equations Worksheets

This free printable worksheet practices equations with variables on both sides. It has 24 problems, and the answer key is on its own page when you print, so you can check work afterward.

Tip: Do the same thing to both sides, and check your answer by substituting it back in.

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8th Grade Equations

  1. Solve for x: −7x − 11 = −9x − 11
  2. Solve for x: −3x − 9 = −9x − 15
  3. Solve for x: 7x + 12 = −1x + 44
  4. Solve for x: 9x − 11 = 1x + 77
  5. Solve for x: −8x + 4 = −2x + 52
  6. Solve for x: −3x + 5 = −2x + 13
  7. Solve for x: 4x − 11 = 8x + 13
  8. Solve for x: −3x − 9 = −7x + 35
  9. Solve for x: −6x − 7 = 8x + 35
  10. Solve for x: −9x − 15 = −3x + 3
  11. Solve for x: −5x + 7 = 9x + 91
  12. Solve for x: −2x + 14 = 6x + 46
  13. Solve for x: −8x − 3 = −4x − 19
  14. Solve for x: −5x − 13 = 3x + 43
  15. Solve for x: −7x + 2 = 4x + 68
  16. Solve for x: −5x + 11 = 4x + 65
  17. Solve for x: −4x − 4 = 4x + 60
  18. Solve for x: 6x + 12 = 9x − 15
  19. Solve for x: −4x − 8 = 3x − 22
  20. Solve for x: −4x − 12 = −2x − 32
  21. Solve for x: −3x − 1 = −7x − 41
  22. Solve for x: −9x − 9 = 8x − 196
  23. Solve for x: 5x + 8 = 6x + 9
  24. Solve for x: 4x − 6 = −6x − 126

Answer Key: 8th Grade Equations

  1. x = 0
  2. x = −1
  3. x = 4
  4. x = 11
  5. x = −8
  6. x = −8
  7. x = −6
  8. x = 11
  9. x = −3
  10. x = −3
  11. x = −6
  12. x = −4
  13. x = 4
  14. x = −7
  15. x = −6
  16. x = −6
  17. x = −8
  18. x = 9
  19. x = 2
  20. x = 10
  21. x = −10
  22. x = 11
  23. x = −1
  24. x = −12

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