# 2.1 Solve equations using the subtraction and addition properties  (Page 5/6)

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## Practice makes perfect

Verify a Solution of an Equation

In the following exercises, determine whether the given value is a solution to the equation.

Is $y=\frac{5}{3}$ a solution of
$6y+10=12y$ ?

yes

Is $x=\frac{9}{4}$ a solution of
$4x+9=8x$ ?

Is $u=-\frac{1}{2}$ a solution of
$8u-1=6u$ ?

no

Is $v=-\frac{1}{3}$ a solution of
$9v-2=3v$ ?

Solve Equations using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.

$x+24=35$

$x=11$

$x+17=22$

$y+45=-66$

$y=-111$

$y+39=-83$

$b+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{3}{4}$

$b=\frac{1}{2}$

$a+\frac{2}{5}=\frac{4}{5}$

$p+2.4=-9.3$

$p=-11.7$

$m+7.9=11.6$

$a-45=76$

$a=121$

$a-30=57$

$m-18=-200$

$m=-182$

$m-12=-12$

$x-\frac{1}{3}=2$

$x=\frac{7}{3}$

$x-\frac{1}{5}=4$

$y-3.8=10$

$y=13.8$

$y-7.2=5$

$x-165=-420$

$x=-255$

$z-101=-314$

$z+0.52=-8.5$

$z=-9.02$

$x+0.93=-4.1$

$q+\frac{3}{4}=\frac{1}{2}$

$q=-\frac{1}{4}$

$p+\frac{1}{3}=\frac{5}{6}$

$p-\frac{2}{5}=\frac{2}{3}$

$p=\frac{16}{15}$

$y-\frac{3}{4}=\frac{3}{5}$

Solve Equations that Require Simplification

In the following exercises, solve each equation.

$c+31-10=46$

$c=25$

$m+16-28=5$

$9x+5-8x+14=20$

$x=1$

$6x+8-5x+16=32$

$-6x-11+7x-5=-16$

$x=0$

$-8n-17+9n-4=-41$

$5\left(y-6\right)-4y=-6$

$y=8$ $y=24$

$9\left(y-2\right)-8y=-16$

$8\left(u+1.5\right)-7u=4.9$

$u=-7.1$

$5\left(w+2.2\right)-4w=9.3$

$6a-5\left(a-2\right)+9=-11$

$a=-30$

$8c-7\left(c-3\right)+4=-16$

$6\left(y-2\right)-5y=4\left(y+3\right)$
$-4\left(y-1\right)$

$y=28$

$9\left(x-1\right)-8x=-3\left(x+5\right)$
$+3\left(x-5\right)$

$3\left(5n-1\right)-14n+9$
$=10\left(n-4\right)-6n-4\left(n+1\right)$

$n=-50$

$2\left(8m+3\right)-15m-4$
$=9\left(m+6\right)-2\left(m-1\right)-7m$

$\text{−}\left(j+2\right)+2j-1=5$

$j=8$

$\text{−}\left(k+7\right)+2k+8=7$

$\text{−}\left(\frac{1}{4}a-\frac{3}{4}\right)+\frac{5}{4}a=-2$

$a=-\frac{11}{4}$

$\text{−}\left(\frac{2}{3}d-\frac{1}{3}\right)+\frac{5}{3}d=-4$

$8\left(4x+5\right)-5\left(6x\right)-x$
$=53-6\left(x+1\right)+3\left(2x+2\right)$

$x=13$

$6\left(9y-1\right)-10\left(5y\right)-3y$
$=22-4\left(2y-12\right)+8\left(y-6\right)$

Translate to an Equation and Solve

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.

Nine more than $x$ is equal to 52.

$x+9=52;x=43$

The sum of x and $-15$ is 23.

Ten less than m is $-14$ .

$m-10=-14;m=-4$

Three less than y is $-19$ .

The sum of y and $-30$ is 40.

$y+\left(-30\right)=40;y=70$

Twelve more than p is equal to 67.

The difference of $9x\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{and}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}8x$ is 107.

$9x-8x=107;107$

The difference of $5c\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{and}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}4c$ is 602.

The difference of $n$ and $\frac{1}{6}$ is $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$n-\frac{1}{6}=\frac{1}{2};\frac{2}{3}$

The difference of $f$ and $\frac{1}{3}$ is $\frac{1}{12}$ .

The sum of $-4n$ and $5n$ is $-82$ .

$-4n+5n=-82;-82$

The sum of $-9m$ and $10m$ is $-95$ .

Translate and Solve Applications

In the following exercises, translate into an equation and solve.

Distance Avril rode her bike a total of 18 miles, from home to the library and then to the beach. The distance from Avril’s house to the library is 7 miles. What is the distance from the library to the beach?

11 miles

Reading Jeff read a total of 54 pages in his History and Sociology textbooks. He read 41 pages in his History textbook. How many pages did he read in his Sociology textbook?

Age Eva’s daughter is 15 years younger than her son. Eva’s son is 22 years old. How old is her daughter?

7 years old

Age Pablo’s father is 3 years older than his mother. Pablo’s mother is 42 years old. How old is his father?

Groceries For a family birthday dinner, Celeste bought a turkey that weighed 5 pounds less than the one she bought for Thanksgiving. The birthday turkey weighed 16 pounds. How much did the Thanksgiving turkey weigh?

21 pounds

Weight Allie weighs 8 pounds less than her twin sister Lorrie. Allie weighs 124 pounds. How much does Lorrie weigh?

Health Connor’s temperature was 0.7 degrees higher this morning than it had been last night. His temperature this morning was 101.2 degrees. What was his temperature last night?

100.5 degrees

Health The nurse reported that Tricia’s daughter had gained 4.2 pounds since her last checkup and now weighs 31.6 pounds. How much did Tricia’s daughter weigh at her last checkup?

Salary Ron’s paycheck this week was $17.43 less than his paycheck last week. His paycheck this week was$103.76. How much was Ron’s paycheck last week?

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