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Equations with variables on both sides

Year 9 maths · Fieldbook Learning

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Collect the x terms on one side and the plain numbers on the other, then divide.

  1. Solve for x: −5x + 1 = x + 49
  2. Solve for x: 5x − 8 = 3x − 22
  3. Solve for x: 4x + 2 = 5x − 2
  4. Solve for x: −5x − 2 = 4x + 34
  5. Solve for x: −7x + 13 = 2x − 14
  6. Solve for x: −3x + 4 = 6x + 58
  7. Solve for x: −x − 18 = −2x − 21
  8. Solve for x: −9x + 17 = 9x + 71
  9. Solve for x: 11x − 13 = −6x − 149
  10. Solve for x: −10x + 5 = 9x + 62
  11. Solve for x: −7x − 24 = −8x − 36
  12. Solve for x: 5x + 4 = 6x + 5
  13. Solve for x: 14x + 8 = 3x + 41
  14. Solve for x: −2x − 15 = 13x − 195
  15. Solve for x: −14x − 24 = 5x − 176
  16. Solve for x: 14x + 26 = −7x − 37
  17. Solve for x: −10x + 40 = 7x + 227
  18. Solve for x: −4x + 16 = −19x − 134
  19. Solve for x: −8x − 14 = 10x + 58
  20. Solve for x: 20x − 22 = 4x − 230
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Answer key: Equations with variables on both sides

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