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Solving Equations Solving Equations with Variables on Each Side
Solving Equations with Variables on Each side
To solve equations with variables on each side, use the Addition or Subtraction Property of
Equality to write an equivalent equation with the variable on one side. Then solve the equation.
Examples
Solve each equation. Check your solution.
1. 12x − 3 = 4x + 13 2. 2x + 7 = 3x 3. 8n − 12 = −12n + 8
4. 6m − 3 = 4 + 7m 5. −10t = −45 + 5t 6. 28y − 7 = 24y + 5
7. 3x + 18 = 12x
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Exercises
Solve each equation. Check your solution.
1. 2x + 1 = x + 11 2. a + 2 = 5 + 4a 3. 7y + 25 = 2y
4. n + 11 = 2n 5. 7 − 4c = 3c − 7 6. 4 − 3b = 6b − 5
7. 9d − 9 = 3d − 3 8. f − 4 = 6 f + 26 9. −2s + 3 = 5s + 24
10. 5a − 3 = 8a + 6 11. 8n − 12 = −12n + 8 12. 7y + 8 = −2y − 64
13. 1 + 3x = 7x − 7 14. 6a − 3 = 4 + 7a 15. 3b − 1 = 14 + 2b
16. 12c + 18 = 4 + 5c 17. 9y + 3 = 5y − 13 18. 3n − 2 = 5n + 12
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19. 3x + 2 = 5x 20. n − 12 = 3n 21. 2 − 3b = 7b + 12
22. 4d − 11 = 2d + 7 23. 2 f + 3 = 11 f − 24 24. 8y + 11 = 2y + 29
25. 5a = 45 + 2a 26. 17 − 3c = 4c + 3 27. 2a − 3 = 9a − 10
28. 5b = 21 + 4b 29. 9y − 27 = −2y + 6 30. 2n − 5 = 7n
31. −s + 3 = 5s + 21 32. 7 − 4c = 3c + 35 33. 30 − 2n = 4n
34. 29 + 7d = 5d + 15 35. 16k − 23 = 6k − 13 36. w − 20 = 6w
37. 33g + 28 = 25g − 12 38. 6h − 34 = −6h + 14 39. 3t + 17 = t − 3
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40. 11 j = 6 j − 15 41. c − 2 = 3c + 14 42. 28x − 7 = 26x + 5
43. 5m − 6 = 8m + 9 44. −4p − 7 = 5p + 11 45. −10 + 3 f = 5 f + 6
46. 4 f + 6 = 8 f − 14 47. −7n − 16 = 4n + 17 48. 5d = 9d − 18
49. 3g − 12 = 9g 50. 14m = 18 + 12m 51. 7c − 7 = 4c + 17
52. −11t = 15 − 6t 53. 20s + 4 = 13s − 10 54. −2h − 16 = 3h − 6
55. 27 j − 6 = 14 j + 7 56. −1 + 19w = 11w + 23 57. 8 − p = −12 − 3p
58. 9k − 26 = 6k − 8 59. 28 − 4d = 5d − 17 60. 2y + 7 = y
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61. 11 · 7 − 2x = x 62. 3b + 4 · 4 = 2 · 6 − 6b 63. y − 6 = y + 10
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64. 2c + 7 · 5 = 6 · 2 − 3c 65. 5d − 11 = 2d + 2 66. 6a − 10 = 2a − 7
67. 8n − 6 = −9n + 11 68. 2 f − 9 = 14 f + 1
Define a variable and write an equation to find each number, Then solve.
69. Three times a number equals 40 more than five times the number. What is the number?
70. A number equals four less than three times the number. What is the number?
71. Eight times a number equals 24 more than two times the number. What is the number?
72. Twice a number is 60 more than five times the number. What is the number?
73. Four times a number is 21 more than the number. What is the number?
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74. Eight less than three times a number equals the number. What is the number?
75. A number equals six less four times a number. What is the number?
76. The area of a tennis court is 2808 f t 2 , or 8 square feet more than 3.5 times the size of the area of a
raquet ball court. What is the area of a raquet ball court?
77. one cellular phone carries charges $26.50 a month plus $0.15 a minute for local calls. Another carrier
charges $14.5 a month and $0.25 a minute for local calls. For how many minutes is the cost of the
planes the same?
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