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Equations with parentheses: positive 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) = 24
  2. Solve for x: 3(x + 1) = 33
  3. Solve for x: 4(x + 4) = 24
  4. Solve for x: 2(x + 3) = 16
  5. Solve for x: 7(x + 4) = 112
  6. Solve for x: 6(x + 7) = 90
  7. Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = 42
  8. Solve for x: 9(x + 5) = 135
  9. Solve for x: 9(x + 12) = 135
  10. Solve for x: 6(x + 9) = 96
  11. Solve for x: 5(x + 4) = 90
  12. Solve for x: 11(x + 12) = 297
  13. Solve for x: 10(x + 4) = 240
  14. Solve for x: 8(x + 2) = 40
  15. Solve for x: 2(x + 12) = 64
  16. Solve for x: 5(x + 11) = 70
  17. Solve for x: 9(x + 2) = 90
  18. Solve for x: 18(x + 5) = 360
  19. Solve for x: 10(x + 10) = 360
  20. Solve for x: 15(x + 18) = 300
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Answer key: Equations with parentheses: positive numbers

  1. 7
  2. 10
  3. 2
  4. 5
  5. 12
  6. 8
  7. 4
  8. 10
  9. 3
  10. 7
  11. 14
  12. 15
  13. 20
  14. 3
  15. 20
  16. 3
  17. 8
  18. 15
  19. 26
  20. 2