Practice Inverse Operations in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

Pairs of operations that undo each other: addition/subtraction and multiplication/division are inverse pairs.

Adding 5 then subtracting 5 brings you back to where you started.

easy

Show that adding and subtracting the same number leaves you where you started: start with 15, add 8, then subtract 8. What do you get?

medium

You start with a mystery number. You multiply it by 6 and get 54. Use the inverse operation to find the mystery number.

easy

Start with 20. Subtract 7, then add 7. What is the result? What property does this show?

medium

A number divided by 4 equals 8. What is the number? Use inverse operations.