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CH 2. Linear Equations in One Variable 2

The document contains examples of solving linear equations by isolating the variable term. It then provides 50 practice problems with solutions. An additional 10 practice problems are given as an extension. The document uses equations to teach algebraic problem solving techniques.

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CH 2. Linear Equations in One Variable 2

The document contains examples of solving linear equations by isolating the variable term. It then provides 50 practice problems with solutions. An additional 10 practice problems are given as an extension. The document uses equations to teach algebraic problem solving techniques.

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EQUATIONS

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Solve 5x + 1 = 2x + 7 balanced
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x x 1 1 1
x x x 1 x x 1 1 1 1

This leaves us with:


3x = 6

Which means that:


x=2

To check if this is correct: put x = 2


5x + 1 = 5  2 + 1 = 10 + 1 = 11
2x + 7 = 2  2 + 7 = 4 + 7 = 11 
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This leaves us with:


8 = 2x

Which means that:


4=x
WORKSHEET
Solve the following equations. ANSWERS

1) 3x + 1 = 2x + 11 SOLUTION

2) 3x  1 = 2x + 11 SOLUTION

3) 2x + 1 = x + 9 SOLUTION

4) 2x  1 = x + 9 SOLUTION

5) 5x + 2 = 3x + 8 SOLUTION

6) 5x  2 = 3x + 8 SOLUTION

7) 4x + 5 = x + 20 SOLUTION

8) 2x  5 = x + 7 SOLUTION

9) 4x  6 = 2x + 6 SOLUTION

10) 5x + 10 = 2x + 40 SOLUTION
Solve the following equations. ANSWERS

11) 3x + 12 = 5x + 4 SOLUTION

12) 2x + 12 = 8x  18 SOLUTION

13) 3x + 16 = 4x + 5 SOLUTION

14) 2x + 8 = 3x  2 SOLUTION

15) 2x + 11 = 5x + 2 SOLUTION

16) 2x + 7 = 5x  5 SOLUTION

17) x + 6 = 6x + 1 SOLUTION

18) 2x + 11 = 6x + 3 SOLUTION

19) x + 17 = 5x  3 SOLUTION

20) 2x + 16 = 5x + 7 SOLUTION
WORKSHEET
Solve the following equations. ANSWERS

21) 3x + 4 = 25  4x SOLUTION

22) 10 + x = 19  2x SOLUTION

23) 3x + 2 = 12  2x

24) 2x  1 = 11  x

25) 7x  3 = 7  3x

26) 6x  14 = 10  2x

27) 4x + 1 = 11  x

28) 2x + 7 = 35  5x

29) 12 + 3x = 28  x

30) 12 + x = 24  x
WORKSHEET
Solve the following equations. ANSWERS

31) 15  2x = x + 3

32) 24  2x = 3x  6

33) 40  5x = 7 + 6x

34) 100  6x = 3x + 10

35) 12  x = x  6

36) 8  10x = 2x  4

37) 14  3x = 2x + 4

38) 32  5x = 3x + 8

39) 1  6x = 3x  8

40) 22  8x = x  5
WORKSHEET
Solve the following equations. ANSWERS

41) 10 + 2x = 14 + x

42) 5x  6 = 2x +9

43) 12x  2 = 24  x

44) 12  3x = 2 + 2x

45) 8 + 3x = 36  4x

46) 25  2x = 7 + 4x

47) 12 + 3x = 18 + x

48) 25 + x = 13 + 3x

49) 3x + 2 = 5x  14

50) 10x  10 = 6x + 14.


EXTENSION
Solve the following equations. ANSWERS

1) 5x  8 = 4x  1

2) 2x + 12 = 3  x

3) 3x  8 = 6x + 4

4) 3x +12 = x + 2

5) 6x  12 = x  2

6) 2x  3 = 5x + 21

7) 12  2x = 15  3x

8) 10  x = 16  7x

9) 12  4x = 3  x

10) 12 + 3x = 12 + x
SOLUTION

3x + 1 = 2x + 11

subtract 2x from both sides: x+1 = 11


subtract 1 from both sides: x = 10
SOLUTION

3x  1 = 2x + 11

subtract 2x from both sides: x1 = 11


add 1 to both sides: x = 12
SOLUTION

2x + 1 = x + 9

subtract x from both sides: x+1 = 9


subtract 1 from both sides: x = 8
SOLUTION

2x  1 = x + 9

subtract x from both sides: x1 = 9


add 1 to both sides: x = 10
SOLUTION

5x + 2 = 3x + 8

subtract 3x from both sides: 2x + 2 = 8


subtract 2 from both sides: 2x = 6
divide by 2: x = 3
SOLUTION

5x  2 = 3x + 8

subtract 3x from both sides: 2x  2 = 8


add 2 to both sides: 2x = 10
divide by 2: x = 5
SOLUTION

4x + 5 = x + 20

subtract x from both sides: 3x + 5 = 20


subtract 5 from both sides: 3x = 15
divide by 3: x = 5
SOLUTION

2x  5 = x + 7

subtract x from both sides: x5 = 7


add 5 to both sides: x = 12
SOLUTION

4x  6 = 2x + 6

subtract 2x from both sides: 2x  6 = 6


add 6 to both sides: 2x = 12
divide by 2: x = 6
SOLUTION

5x + 10 = 2x + 40

subtract 2x from both sides: 3x + 10 = 40


subtract 10 from both sides: 3x = 30
divide by 3: x = 10
SOLUTION

3x + 12 = 5x + 4

subtract 3x from both sides: 12 = 2x + 4


subtract 4 from both sides: 8 = 2x
divide by 2: 4 = x
SOLUTION

2x + 12 = 8x  18

subtract 2x from both sides: 12 = 6x  18


add 18 to both sides: 30 = 6x
divide by 6: 5 = x
SOLUTION

3x + 16 = 4x + 5

subtract 3x from both sides: 16 = x + 5


subtract 5 from both sides: 11 = x
SOLUTION

2x + 8 = 3x  2

subtract 2x from both sides: 8 = x2


add 2 to both sides: 10 = x
SOLUTION

2x + 11 = 5x + 2

subtract 2x from both sides: 11 = 3x + 2


subtract 2 from both sides: 9 = 3x
divide by 3: 3 = x
SOLUTION

2x + 7 = 5x  5

subtract 2x from both sides: 7 = 3x  5


add 5 to both sides: 12 = 3x
divide by 3: 4 = x
SOLUTION

x + 6 = 6x + 1

subtract x from both sides: 6 = 5x + 1


subtract 1 from both sides: 5 = 5x
divide by 5: 1 = x
SOLUTION

2x + 11 = 6x + 3

subtract 2x from both sides: 11 = 4x + 3


subtract 3 from both sides: 8 = 4x
divide by 4: 2 = x
SOLUTION

x + 17 = 5x  3

subtract x from both sides: 17 = 4x  3


add 3 to both sides: 20 = 4x
divide by 4: 5 = x
SOLUTION

2x + 16 = 5x + 7

subtract 2x from both sides: 16 = 3x + 7


subtract 7 from both sides: 9 = 3x
divide by 3: 3 = x
SOLUTION

3x + 4 = 25  4x

ADD 4x to both sides: 7x + 4 = 25


subtract 4 from both sides: 7x = 21
divide by 7: x = 3
SOLUTION

10 + x = 19  2x

ADD 2x to both sides: 10 + 3x = 19


subtract 10 from both sides: 3x = 9
divide by 3: x = 3
ANSWERS
1) 10 21) 3 41) 4
2) 12 22) 3 42) 5
3) 8 23) 2 43) 2
4) 10 24) 4 44) 2
5) 3 25) 1 45) 4
6) 5 26) 3 46) 3
7) 5 27) 2 47) 3
8) 12 28) 4 48) 6
9) 6 29) 4 49) 8
10) 10 30) 6 50) 6
11) 4 31) 4 1) 7
12) 5 32) 6 2) 3
13) 11 33) 3 3) 4
14) 10 34) 10 4) 5
15) 3 35) 9 5) 2
16) 4 36) 1 6) 8
17) 1 37) 2 7) 3
18) 2 38) 3 8) 1
19) 5 39) 1 9) 3
20) 3 40) 3 10) 0

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