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Equations with parentheses and negative numbers

Year 8 maths · Fieldbook Learning

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Distribute, or divide both sides by the number outside the parentheses first.

  1. Solve for x: 2(x − 5) = 4
  2. Solve for x: −4(x − 2) = 32
  3. Solve for x: −4(x − 3) = 36
  4. Solve for x: 2(x + 2) = 12
  5. Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = −72
  6. Solve for x: −8(x + 6) = −112
  7. Solve for x: 4(x − 4) = 16
  8. Solve for x: −6(x − 7) = −6
  9. Solve for x: −3(x + 1) = 30
  10. Solve for x: −11(x + 7) = −143
  11. Solve for x: 3(x − 10) = −42
  12. Solve for x: −12(x − 11) = −12
  13. Solve for x: −3(x + 15) = −42
  14. Solve for x: −14(x − 7) = 168
  15. Solve for x: 13(x − 12) = −234
  16. Solve for x: −6(x − 3) = 60
  17. Solve for x: 10(x − 3) = −80
  18. Solve for x: −8(x − 12) = 136
  19. Solve for x: −15(x − 1) = −165
  20. Solve for x: −3(x − 1) = 45
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Answer key: Equations with parentheses and negative numbers

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