Practice Solving Equations Having The Variable On Both Sides (2.2)

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Question 1.
Solve 3x = 2x + 18
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Subtract 2x from both sides.
Question 2.
Solve 5x + 9 = 5 + 3x
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Get all x terms on the same side.
3Question 3.
What must you do to both sides of an equation when you perform an operation?
- Add the same number
- Perform the same operation
- Ignore the left side
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Think about how to keep both sides equal.
4Question 4.
True or False: x = 5 is a solution for the equation 2x - 10 = 0.
- True
- False
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Check x = 5 in the original equation to verify.
Question 5.
If 3x + 4 = 2x - 5, find the value of x.
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Isolate x by first subtracting 2x from both sides.
Question 6.
Given the equation 4(x - 3) = 2(x + 1), solve for x.
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Distribute first before simplifying.

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