Solving equationsTo 50
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Solve each equation for x.
1x ÷ 8 = 5
2x ÷ 9 = 4
36x = 36
46x = 42
5x ÷ 4 = 4
6x ÷ 2 = 22
74x = 48
83x = 39
9x ÷ 2 = 7
103x = 24
One-step multiplication and division equations worksheets
3x = 21 and x ÷ 4 = 3 are solved in a single move: undo the multiplying or dividing that ties x down. These free printable worksheets keep to that one step, with a whole-number answer every time.
If they get stuck
One-step multiplication and division equations
The answer key prints on a separate page.
What's on this sheet
3x means three times x, so it comes apart by dividing both sides by three — x = 7. x ÷ 4 = 3 is the mirror: x was divided by four, so multiply both sides by four to get x = 12. Both are the same idea, an inverse operation applied to both sides, and meeting them together is what stops a child from reaching for subtraction out of habit.
Why this sheet works
This is the multiplication-and-division half of one-step equations, kept apart from the addition-and-subtraction half so the coefficient form 3x = 21 gets its own attention — it is the one that later two-step and both-sides work is built on. Every equation is made backward from a positive whole-number solution, so a child can always check by substituting it back. Because each answer is a single number, these sheets also play on the practice page.
How this one works
One question from a sheet like this one, worked a step at a time — with a sentence saying what just happened and why.
One-step multiplication and division equations, step by step