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Solve an Equation with Constants on Both Sides

In the following exercises, solve the equation for the variable.

−14 q 15 = 13

−2

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Solve an Equation with Variables on Both Sides

In the following exercises, solve the equation for the variable.

−15 r 8 = −11 r

2

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Solve an Equation with Variables and Constants on Both Sides

In the following exercises, solve the equations for the variable.

8 q 5 = 5 q 20

−5

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9 c + 7 = −2 c 37

−4

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8 y 30 = −2 y + 30

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12 x 17 = −3 x + 13

2

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5 4 c 3 = 1 4 c 16

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4 3 m 7 = 1 3 m 13

6

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11 1 4 a = 3 4 a + 4

7

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5 4 a + 15 = 3 4 a 5

−40

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3 5 p + 2 = 4 5 p 1

3

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14 n + 8.25 = 9 n + 19.60

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13 z + 6.45 = 8 z + 23.75

3.46

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2.4 w 100 = 0.8 w + 28

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2.7 w 80 = 1.2 w + 10

60

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5.6 r + 13.1 = 3.5 r + 57.2

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6.6 x 18.9 = 3.4 x + 54.7

23

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Solve an Equation Using the General Strategy

In the following exercises, solve the linear equation using the general strategy.

14 ( y 6 ) = −42

3

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−7 ( 3 n + 4 ) = 14

−2

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3 5 ( 10 x 5 ) = 27

5

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5 ( 1.2 u 4.8 ) = −12

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4 ( 2.5 v 0.6 ) = 7.6

0.52

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0.5 ( 16 m + 34 ) = −15

0.25

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( t 8 ) = 17

−9

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8 ( 6 b 7 ) + 23 = 63

2

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13 + 2 ( m 4 ) = 17

6

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−9 + 6 ( 5 k ) = 12

3/2

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18 ( 9 r + 7 ) = −16

3

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11 4 ( y 8 ) = 43

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18 2 ( y 3 ) = 32

−4

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9 ( p 1 ) = 6 ( 2 p 1 )

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3 ( 4 n 1 ) 2 = 8 n + 3

2

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9 ( 2 m 3 ) 8 = 4 m + 7

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5 ( x 4 ) 4 x = 14

34

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8 ( x 4 ) 7 x = 14

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5 + 6 ( 3 s 5 ) = −3 + 2 ( 8 s 1 )

10

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−12 + 8 ( x 5 ) = −4 + 3 ( 5 x 2 )

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4 ( x 1 ) 8 = 6 ( 3 x 2 ) 7

2

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7 ( 2 x 5 ) = 8 ( 4 x 1 ) 9

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Everyday math

Making a fence Jovani has a fence around the rectangular garden in his backyard. The perimeter of the fence is 150 feet. The length is 15 feet more than the width. Find the width, w , by solving the equation 150 = 2 ( w + 15 ) + 2 w .

30 feet

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Concert tickets At a school concert, the total value of tickets sold was $1,506. Student tickets sold for $6 and adult tickets sold for $9. The number of adult tickets sold was 5 less than 3 times the number of student tickets. Find the number of student tickets sold, s , by solving the equation 6 s + 9 ( 3 s 5 ) = 1506 .

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Coins Rhonda has $1.90 in nickels and dimes. The number of dimes is one less than twice the number of nickels. Find the number of nickels, n , by solving the equation 0.05 n + 0.10 ( 2 n 1 ) = 1.90 .

8 nickels

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Fencing Micah has 74 feet of fencing to make a rectangular dog pen in his yard. He wants the length to be 25 feet more than the width. Find the length, L , by solving the equation 2 L + 2 ( L 25 ) = 74 .

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Writing exercises

When solving an equation with variables on both sides, why is it usually better to choose the side with the larger coefficient as the variable side?

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Solve the equation 10 x + 14 = −2 x + 38 , explaining all the steps of your solution.

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What is the first step you take when solving the equation 3 7 ( y 4 ) = 38 ? Explain why this is your first step.

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Solve the equation 1 4 ( 8 x + 20 ) = 3 x 4 explaining all the steps of your solution as in the examples in this section.

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Using your own words, list the steps in the General Strategy for Solving Linear Equations.

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Explain why you should simplify both sides of an equation as much as possible before collecting the variable terms to one side and the constant terms to the other side.

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Self check

After completing the exercises, use this checklist to evaluate your mastery of the objectives of this section.

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What does this checklist tell you about your mastery of this section? What steps will you take to improve?

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Source:  OpenStax, Prealgebra. OpenStax CNX. Jul 15, 2016 Download for free at http://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11756/1.9
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