MA.912.AR.2.1 · Linear Relationships

Writing and Solving Multi-Step Linear Equations: Sample Algebra 1 EOC Questions

A real-world situation is turned into a one-variable equation and then solved. Students handle variables on both sides, distribution, and fractional coefficients, and check that the answer makes sense in the story it came from.

How the Algebra 1 EOC tests this benchmark

The EOC always wraps this benchmark in a real-world context, so the first step is translating the sentence, not the algebra. Equation editor items ask for the solution value, and multiple choice items sometimes ask which equation represents the situation rather than what the answer is. Distractors encode sign flips and a distributed term applied to only the first addend.

Skills students need

Translate a situation into a one-variable equation
Solve with variables on both sides
Distribute and combine like terms correctly
Interpret the solution in the context of the problem

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Question 1EasyMultiple Choice

A parking garage charges a $5 entry fee plus $3 per hour. Devon paid $23 to park. Which equation can be used to find

h

, the number of hours he parked?

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Question 5HardMatching

Match each scenario to the number of hours that makes it true.

Pick one match in each row, then check.

	A.5	B.7	C.6	D.8
$12 fee plus $4 per hour costs $40.
$15 fee plus $5 per hour costs $40.
$8 fee plus $4 per hour costs $40.
$10 fee plus $5 per hour costs $40.

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