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Equations with parentheses and like terms

Year 8 maths · Fieldbook Learning

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Combine like terms on one side, then solve.

  1. Solve for x: 2(x + 4) + 3x = −17
  2. Solve for x: 3(x − 1) − 4x = 1
  3. Solve for x: −3(x + 3) − 3x = −33
  4. Solve for x: 3(x + 2) + 2x = 36
  5. Solve for x: 2(x + 4) + x = −19
  6. Solve for x: 6(x + 6) + 2x = −36
  7. Solve for x: 6(x + 6) + 3x = 63
  8. Solve for x: −2(x − 5) + 6x = 30
  9. Solve for x: −2(x − 1) + x = 10
  10. Solve for x: 3(x + 7) + 7x = −99
  11. Solve for x: 6(x − 5) + x = −37
  12. Solve for x: 5(x − 6) − 8x = −15
  13. Solve for x: −8(x + 2) + 6x = −26
  14. Solve for x: −4(x + 8) − x = −37
  15. Solve for x: 8(x + 3) − 5x = 36
  16. Solve for x: 9(x − 6) + 9x = −324
  17. Solve for x: 9(x + 3) + 8x = 333
  18. Solve for x: 11(x − 8) − 12x = −81
  19. Solve for x: 8(x + 12) − 2x = 156
  20. Solve for x: 9(x + 7) + 7x = 367
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Answer key: Equations with parentheses and like terms

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