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Find the input for a given output

Grade 8 math · Fieldbook Learning

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Set the function equal to the output and solve for x.

  1. f(x) = 9x + 0. For what value of x is f(x) = −36?
  2. f(x) = −6x − 4. For what value of x is f(x) = 14?
  3. f(x) = −3x + 7. For what value of x is f(x) = 16?
  4. f(x) = −9x + 11. For what value of x is f(x) = −34?
  5. f(x) = 9x + 12. For what value of x is f(x) = 75?
  6. f(x) = −10x − 2. For what value of x is f(x) = 78?
  7. f(x) = −2x − 11. For what value of x is f(x) = 3?
  8. f(x) = 9x + 3. For what value of x is f(x) = −15?
  9. f(x) = 15x + 9. For what value of x is f(x) = −66?
  10. f(x) = −15x + 1. For what value of x is f(x) = 106?
  11. f(x) = 5x − 12. For what value of x is f(x) = 3?
  12. f(x) = 9x + 11. For what value of x is f(x) = −43?
  13. f(x) = 4x + 7. For what value of x is f(x) = −49?
  14. f(x) = −8x + 2. For what value of x is f(x) = −102?
  15. f(x) = −20x − 7. For what value of x is f(x) = −47?
  16. f(x) = −20x − 1. For what value of x is f(x) = 179?
  17. f(x) = 29x − 8. For what value of x is f(x) = −240?
  18. f(x) = −22x + 6. For what value of x is f(x) = −16?
  19. f(x) = −18x + 7. For what value of x is f(x) = −335?
  20. f(x) = 2x + 3. For what value of x is f(x) = −35?
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Answer key: Find the input for a given output

  1. -4
  2. -3
  3. -3
  4. 5
  5. 7
  6. -8
  7. -7
  8. -2
  9. -5
  10. -7
  11. 3
  12. -6
  13. -14
  14. 13
  15. 2
  16. -9
  17. -8
  18. 1
  19. 19
  20. -19