Simplifying and Solving Equations (A)

Name: Date:

Determine the value of the unknown in each equation.

1. 2(3 − h) − 6 = −5h 11. 2(3x − 2) + 9 = −5x

2. 7 + 9d = 7d + 3 12. 3(1 + p) = −5(p + 1)

3. −2(4 + 3y) = −2(4 + y) 13. 3(1 − 3g) = −7 + g

4. −7 + 4c = 7c + 6 14. 1 + 2b = 4b + 9

5. 5(1 + s) = −9s + 6 15. 2z + 6 = 3z + 1

6. 3 + v = 2(2v − 1) 16. 5a − 2 = −9a + 8

7. −2 − 4w = 7w − 8 17. 6t − 5 = −9t − 9

8. −6(1 − m) = 9 − 2m 18. −1 + 3f = −7 − 6f

9. −2q − 3 = −2(2q + 1) 19. 2 + r = 7 + 6r

10. 6n + 7 = 2n + 5 20. −6k + 1 = −2 + 7k

 Simplifying and Solving Equations (A) Answers
Name: Date:

Determine the value of the unknown in each equation.

1. 2(3 − h) − 6 = −5h 11. 2(3x − 2) + 9 = −5x

5
h=0 x = − 11

2. 7 + 9d = 7d + 3 12. 3(1 + p) = −5(p + 1)

d = −2 p = −1

3. −2(4 + 3y) = −2(4 + y) 13. 3(1 − 3g) = −7 + g

y=0 g=1

4. −7 + 4c = 7c + 6 14. 1 + 2b = 4b + 9
c = −4 13 b = −4

5. 5(1 + s) = −9s + 6 15. 2z + 6 = 3z + 1

1
s= 14 z=5

6. 3 + v = 2(2v − 1) 16. 5a − 2 = −9a + 8

v = 1 23 a= 5
7

7. −2 − 4w = 7w − 8 17. 6t − 5 = −9t − 9
6 4
w= 11
t = − 15

8. −6(1 − m) = 9 − 2m 18. −1 + 3f = −7 − 6f
m= 1 78 f = − 23

9. −2q − 3 = −2(2q + 1) 19. 2 + r = 7 + 6r

1
q= 2 r = −1

10. 6n + 7 = 2n + 5 20. −6k + 1 = −2 + 7k

3
n = − 12 k= 13
 Distributive Property (A)
Use the distributive property to simply each expression.

2(4 + 9w) -8(6x + 3)

-4(-4d - 5) -6(8p + 3)

2(3v - 8) (2 - 5m)(-5)

4(-6z + 4) -9(n - 4)

(-5d + 1)(-2) -4(9k + 9)

2(-5 - 7j) (3b - 2)(-3)

-3(3 - 8j) -(-5 - 3v)

-8(2 + 9v) -9(8 - 2h)

(-5f + 8)4 (7x - 8)(-1)

-(6 - 4p) 9(8 + 5t)

 Distributive Property (A) Answers
Use the distributive property to simply each expression.

2(4 + 9w) -8(6x + 3)

18w + 8 -48x - 24

-4(-4d - 5) -6(8p + 3)
16d + 20 -48p - 18

2(3v - 8) (2 - 5m)(-5)
6v - 16 25m - 10

4(-6z + 4) -9(n - 4)
-24z + 16 -9n + 36

(-5d + 1)(-2) -4(9k + 9)

10d - 2 -36k - 36

2(-5 - 7j) (3b - 2)(-3)

-14j - 10 -9b + 6

-3(3 - 8j) -(-5 - 3v)

24j - 9 3v + 5

-8(2 + 9v) -9(8 - 2h)

-72v - 16 18h - 72

(-5f + 8)4 (7x - 8)(-1)

-20f + 32 -7x + 8

-(6 - 4p) 9(8 + 5t)

4p - 6 45t + 72
 Translating Algebraic Phrases (A)
Name: Date:
Write an algebraic expression for each phrase.
1. a number b divided by thirty-six

2. sixty-six subtracted from a number p

3. the quotient of twenty-nine and a number h

4. a number n plus forty-nine

5. three divided by a number g

6. the total of twenty-four and a number x

7. the difference between eighteen and a number m

8. a number k added to twenty-eight

9. ninety-eight more than a number d

10. a number j multiplied by ifty-six

11. a number y increased by eighty-six

12. twenty-nine to the wth power

13. a number q decreased by eighty- ive

14. the difference between a number f and two

15. the quotient of a number t and thirty-seven

16. a number s minus eighty-two

17. the product of a number z and eighty-four

18. a number v to the power of sixty- ive

19. the sum of forty- ive and a number r

20. the product of ifty-two and a number c

 Translating Algebraic Phrases (A) Answers
Name: Date:
Write an algebraic expression for each phrase.
b
1. a number b divided by thirty-six 36

2. sixty-six subtracted from a number p p − 66

29
3. the quotient of twenty-nine and a number h h

4. a number n plus forty-nine n + 49

3
5. three divided by a number g g

6. the total of twenty-four and a number x 24 + x

7. the difference between eighteen and a number m 18 − m

8. a number k added to twenty-eight 28 + k

9. ninety-eight more than a number d d + 98

10. a number j multiplied by ifty-six 56j

11. a number y increased by eighty-six y + 86

12. twenty-nine to the wth power 29w

13. a number q decreased by eighty- ive q − 85

14. the difference between a number f and two f−2

t
15. the quotient of a number t and thirty-seven 37

16. a number s minus eighty-two s − 82

17. the product of a number z and eighty-four z × 84

18. a number v to the power of sixty- ive v65

19. the sum of forty- ive and a number r 45 + r

20. the product of ifty-two and a number c 52c

 Linear Systems (A)
Solve each system of equations.
1. 3u + z = 15 5. 2a + 2x = 18
u + 2z = 10 a + 3x = 17

2. u + 6y = 32 6. 5a + 2v = 32
u + 3y = 17 6a + 6v = 42

3. 3c + 4u = 33 7. 2b + v = 13
6c + 3u = 36 b+v = 8

4. 6u + v = 18 8. 3a + 5u = 17
5u + 2v = 22 2a + u = 9
 Linear Systems (A) Answers
Solve each system of equations.
1. 3u + z = 15 5. 2a + 2x = 18
u + 2z = 10 a + 3x = 17
u = 4, z = 3 a = 5, x = 4

2. u + 6y = 32 6. 5a + 2v = 32
u + 3y = 17 6a + 6v = 42
u = 2, y = 5 a = 6, v = 1

3. 3c + 4u = 33 7. 2b + v = 13
6c + 3u = 36 b+v = 8
c = 3, u = 6 b = 5, v = 3

4. 6u + v = 18 8. 3a + 5u = 17
5u + 2v = 22 2a + u = 9
u = 2, v = 6 a = 4, u = 1
 Evaluating Expressions (A)
Evaluate each expression using the value given.
1. c c 6. a 2 11. 6 c
(c = 6) (a = 7) (c = 5)

2. 6y 7. 8z 12. c c
(y = 9) (z = 6) (c = 7)

3. c·c 8. 2v 13. 8÷u

(c = 4) (v = 7) (u = 2)

4. 9÷a 9. 5u 14. b+5

(a = 2) (u = 4) (b = 2)

5. v·v 10. 5b 15. b b

(v = 2) (b = 3) (b = 2)
 Evaluating Expressions (A) Answers
Evaluate each expression using the value given.
1. c c 6. a 2 11. 6 c
(c = 6) (a = 7) (c = 5)
=0 =5 =1

2. 6y 7. 8z 12. c c
(y = 9) (z = 6) (c = 7)
= 54 = 48 =0

3. c·c 8. 2v 13. 8÷u

(c = 4) (v = 7) (u = 2)
= 16 = 14 =4

4. 9÷a 9. 5u 14. b+5

(a = 2) (u = 4) (b = 2)
= 92 = 20 =7

5. v·v 10. 5b 15. b b

(v = 2) (b = 3) (b = 2)
=4 = 15 =0
 Worksheet 2.2 Solving Equations in One Variable

Section 1 Simple Examples

You are on your way to Brisbane from Sydney, and you know that the trip is 1100 km. You
pass a sign that says that Brisbane is now 200 km away. How far have you travelled? We can
see the answer quickly, but we shall write the information down in the form of a mathematical
expression. Let x be the distance travelled so far. Then
x + 200 = 1100
This is the information that we are given. To find the answer we are to solve an equation in
one variable, x.
x + 200 = 1100
x + 200 − 200 = 1100 − 200 subtract 200 from both sides
x = 900
The middle step emphasizes what we do in the calculation. We wanted x by itself on one side
of the equation, so we subtracted 200 from each side of the equation. An equation is like a
balancing beam in the sense that if you do anything to one side of the equation, you must also
do it to the other.

Example 1 : If x + 2 = 3, what is x? Clearly, x = 1, but again we follow through

the calculation.
x+2 = 3
x+ ̸2− ̸2 = 3 − 2
x = 1

Example 2 : If x − 5 = −12, what is x?

x− ̸5+ ̸5 = −12 + 5 adding 5 to both sides
x = −7

Example 3 : Solve for x in −8 = −10 + x.

−8 = −10 + x
−8 + 10 = −10 + x + 10
x = 2
In each of the above calculations, we worked on the equation by trying to get x on one side and
all the rest of the expression on the other side. This is a basic method for solving equations
in one variable. To simplify the expression involving x we simply undid whatever was done to
x by applying the opposite arithmetic operation to leave us with just an x on one side. Most
importantly, we need to remember that whatever we do to one side of the equation, we must
do to the other. For example, if we subtract 5 from one side of the equation, we must subtract
5 from the other.

Exercises:

1. Solve the following equations:

(a) x + 9 = 20 (f) m + 6 = −4
(b) x − 8 = 10 (g) m − 7.1 = −8.4
(c) x + 1.6 = 2.4 (h) t − 2.4 = −1
3
(d) x − 4
= 1 12 (i) x + 1 21 = 2
(e) y − 2 = −8 (j) y + 80 = 120

Section 2 Equations Involving Multiplication

In a similar way to the above we can deal with solving equations such as

5x = 2

The arithmetic operation is now multiplication, whose inverse is division. The inverse of
multiplying by 5 is dividing by 5.

5x = 2 becomes
̸5 2
x = dividing both sides by 5
̸5 5
2
1x =
5
2
x =
5

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 Example 1 :
x
= 2 becomes
3
x
× ̸3 = 2 × 3 multiplying both sides by 3
̸
3
x = 6

Example 2 :
2
x = 4
7
2
̸
7× x = 4×7 (multiplying both sides by 7)
7
2x = 28
̸2x 28
= (dividing both sides by 2)
̸2 2
x = 14

Exercises:

1. Solve the following equations:

(a) 4x = 20 (f) 3x = −24

x
(b) 6x = 24 (g) 2
= −7
x 3x
(c) 3
=5 (h) 4
= −12
x 2
(d) 5
= 1.2 (i) 5
m = 10
3m
(e) 2x = 11 (j) 4
= −6

Section 3 Multiple Terms

The puzzle page in the newspapers sometimes has puzzles like this example:

Example 1 : Jean is 7 years older than half of Tom’s age. If Jean is 35, how old is
Tom? We now write the information that we are given in the form of an algebraic
expression. Let Jean’s age be J and Tom’s T . Then
1
J = T +7
2

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 Putting in J as 35, we get
1
35 = T + 7
2
What is T ? Notice that we now have a combination of arithmetic operations to
deal with. It doesn’t matter what order you do them in so long as you remember
to include the whole of each side of the equation in the undoing, and whatever you
do to one side you must do the same to the other side. We will solve for T in two
ways.
Solution 1
1
35 = T +7
2
1
35 − 7 = T + 7 − 7 (subtract 7 from both sides)
2
1
28 = T
2
1
2 × 28 = 2 × T (multiply both sides by 2)
2
56 = T

Solution 2
1
35 = T +7
2
1
2 × 35 = 2 × ( T + 7) (multiply both sides by 2)
2
70 = T + 2 × 7 (multiply out the brackets)
70 = T + 14
70 − 14 = T + 14 − 14
56 = T

Note: When multiplying through by a number it is important to multiply every term on both
sides of the equation. On the whole, it is probably easier to undo addition and subtraction
first.

Example 2 :
3x − 5 = 16
3x − 5 + 5 = 16 + 5 (add 5 to both sides)
3x = 21
3x 21
=
3 3
x = 7

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Occasionally you may be asked to solve an equation in one variable where the variable appears
on both sides of the equation.

Example 3 : Solve
3x + 5 = 2x + 1 for x
We will undo the operations in a way that puts all the x parts of the expression on
one side of the equation.

3x + 5 = 2x + 1
3x + 5 − 2x = 2x + 1 − 2x (subtract 2x from both sides)
x+5 = 1
x+5−5 = 1−5 (subtract 5 from both sides)
x = −4

Sometimes the expressions will be more complex and could involve brackets. In these cases we
expand out the brackets and proceed.

Example 4 :

3(5 − x) − 2(5 + x) = 3(x + 1)

15 − 3x − 10 − 2x = 3x + 3 (collect like terms)
5 − 5x = 3x + 3
5 − 5x + 5x = 3x + 3 + 5x (add 5x to both sides)
5 = 8x + 3
5−3 = 8x + 3 − 3 (subtract 3 from both sides)
2 = 8x
2 8x
= (divide both sides by 8)
8 8
1
= x
4

Once you feel confident in these processes there is no need to put in the intermediate steps
illustrated in these examples.

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Exercises:

1. Solve the following equations:

(a) 2x − 1 = 9 (f) 5(2 − x) − 3(4 − 2x) = 20

y
(b) 3
+ 4 = 12 (g) 2m + 4 − 3m = 8(m − 1)
(c) 2(x + 1) − 7 = 5 (h) 3m + 12 = 2(m − 3) + 4
x+1
(d) 4(y + 3) − 2y = 7 (i) 4
=5
x
(e) 5(y + 2) − 4(y − 1) = 6 (j) 5
+ x3 = 10

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 Exercises 2.2 Solving Equations in One Variable

1. Solve
(a) x + 4 = −7 (k) 2x + 7 + 8x = 13
(b) 2 − x = 13 (l) 3(x + 1) + 4x = 26
(c) 15y = 45 (m) 8(m − 3) − 2(m − 2) = 20
y+3 y−4
(d) − 2t = −9 (n) 2
= 3
1
(e) 3y − 20 = 2
(o) 3(4 − y) = 2(y + 5)
x+3 x
(f) 2
= −1 (p) 7
= 3 17
x+1
(g) 3x + 2 = 4x − 7 (q) 2
= 34
x 3x
(h) 2
+7= 4
(r) 16t − 7 + 4t = 12t − 1
t t
(i) 2x(x + 3) = 2x2 + 15 (s) 4
+3= 8
−1
(j) (y + 7)(y + 7) = y 2 (t) 8 = 13 T + 2

2. (a) Three times a number is equal to the number decreased by two. What is the
number?
(b) The sum of two consecutive numbers is 93. What are the numbers?
(c) The sum of two consecutive even numbers is 46. Find the numbers.
(d) When the tax on cigarettes was increased by 5%, the price of a certain pack became
$5.60. What was the oringinal price?
(e) In 1994, 15% of the women who went on maternity leave returned to full-time work,
while in 1993 only 12% returned. If the number returning in each year was 6, how
many left to have babies in 1994?
(f) Two times a number is equal to six less than three times the number. What is the
number?

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Answers 2.2

Section 1

1
1. (a) 11 (c) 0.8 (e) −6 (g) −1.3 (i) 2
(b) 18 (d) 2 14 (f) −10 (h) 1.4 (j) 40

Section 2

1. (a) 5 (c) 15 (e) 5 21 (g) −14 (i) 25

(b) 4 (d) 6 (f) −8 (h) −16 (j) −8

Section 3

1. (a) 5 (c) 5 (e) −8 (g) 1 31 (i) 19

(b) 24 (d) −2 12 (f) 22 (h) −14 (j) 18 43

Exercises 2.2

3
1. (a) x = −11 (f) x = −5 (k) x = 5
(p) x = 22
(b) x = −11 (g) x = 9 (l) x = 3 27 (q) x = 1
2
(c) y = 3 (h) x = 28 (m) m = 6 23 (r) t = 3
4
5
(d) t = 18 (i) x = 2
(n) y = −17 (s) t = −32
41 −7 2
(e) y = 6
(j) y = 2
(o) y = 5
(t) T = 18

2. (a) -1 (d) $5.33

(b) 46,47 (e) 40
(c) 22,24 (f) 6

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Elementary Algebra Skill

Solving Linear Equations: Variable on Both Sides

Solve each equation.

1) 6r + 7 = 13 + 7r 2) 13 − 4 x = 1 − x

3) −7 x − 3 x + 2 = −8 x − 8 4) −8 − x = x − 4 x

5) −14 + 6b + 7 − 2b = 1 + 5b 6) n + 2 = −14 − n

7) n − 3n = 14 − 4n 8) 7a − 3 = 3 + 6a

9) 5 + 2 x = 2 x + 6 10) −10 + x + 4 − 5 = 7 x − 5

11) −8n + 4(1 + 5n) = −6n − 14 12) −6n − 20 = −2n + 4(1 − 3n)

13) 4n − 40 = 7(−2n + 2) 14) 7(5a − 4) − 1 = 14 − 8a

15) −31 − 4 x = −5 − 5(1 + 5 x) 16) 38 + 7k = 8(k + 4)

17) 8 x + 4(4 x − 3) = 4(6 x + 4) − 4 18) 3(1 − 3 x) = 2(−4 x + 7)

19) 4(−8 x + 5) = −32 x − 26 20) −3( x − 1) + 8( x − 3) = 6 x + 7 − 5 x

 Answers to Solving Linear Equations: Variable on Both Sides
1) {−6} 2) {4} 3) {5} 4) {4}
5) {−8} 6) {−8} 7) {7} 8) {6}
9) No solution. 10) {−1} 11) {−1} 12) {3}
13) {3} 14) {1} 15) {1} 16) {6}
17) all real numbers 18) {−11} 19) No solution. 20) {7}
 N a me Da te

Algebra Expressions
I. Complete the expressions using the order of operations.

1. 6 + 18 ÷ 9 - 2 x 2 = 2. 10 ÷ 5 + 7 - 1 x 5 =

3. 8 x 3 - 4 + 12 ÷ 2 = 4. 20 - 3 x 3 + 10 ÷ 2 =

5. 21 ÷ 3 + 7 - 4 x 1 = 6. 4 x 8 - 20 + 24 ÷ 3 =

7. 11 - 2 x 5 + 14 ÷ 7 = 8. 9 + 6 x 5 - 16 ÷ 1 =

II. Combine like terms.

1. 3x + 4x = 2. 10x - 3x =

3. x + 7x = 4. 2y + 9y =

5. 5y - 4y = 6. 12y - 3y =

7. 2x + 3y - x = 8. 4y - 4x + 2y =

9. 6x - y + x = 10. 5x + 2y - x + 4y =

11. 10y - 2y - 5x + 9x = 12. x + y + 6x + 7y =

13. 2y + 8y - 3x + y =
 Exponent Rules (A)
Simplify each expression.

1.
(74)8 2.
37 · 37

3.
43 4.
26 · 25
43

5.
53 6.
57 · 87
58

7.
(24)5 8.
78
72

9.
68 · 60 10.
35
35
 Exponent Rules (A) Answers
Simplify each expression.

1.
(74)8 2.
37 · 37

= 732 = 314

3.
43 4.
26 · 25
43
= 40 = 1 = 211

5.
53 6.
57 · 87
58
5 1 = 407
=5 =
55

7.
(24)5 8.
78
72
= 220 = 76

9.
68 · 60 10.
35
35
= 68 = 30 = 1
 Missing Numbers in Equations (A)
Find the value of each unknown.

11 !"9 4 % & " 12 48 ) ! " 6 4)+"2

,)9"8 8 -"6 6 . & " 10 7 1"1

2 % 9 " 81 10 1"9 6)3"3 , . 9 " 17

1 % 8 " 48 5 . ! " 13 5.6"6 8 -"4

7 5"1 21 ) 8 " 3 9.4"5 9 % : " 63

15 ) ; " 5 3)&"1 8 9"6 : . 7 " 13

& 5"1 28 ) 7 " 4 7 % 8 " 16 3%1"2

8 1"7 15 3"6 13 3"5 8 . 8 " 13

6)3"3 6 % 9 " 18 4.3"5 8 % < " 64

9 ;"5 -%1"7 21 ) + " 3 =)3"5

 Missing Numbers in Equations (A) Answers
Find the value of each unknown.

11 ! " 9 4 % & " 12 48 ) ! " 6 4)+"2

!"2 &"3 !"8 +"2

,)9"8 8 -"6 6 . & " 10 7 1"1

, " 72 -"2 &"4 1"6

2 % 9 " 81 10 1 " 9 6)3"3 , . 9 " 17

2"9 1"1 3"2 ,"8

1 % 8 " 48 5 . ! " 13 5.6"6 8 -"4

1"6 !"8 6"1 -"4

7 5"1 21 ) 8 " 3 9.4"5 9 % : " 63

7"6 8"7 9"1 :"7

15 ) ; " 5 3)&"1 8 9"6 : . 7 " 13

;"3 &"3 8 " 15 :"6

& 5"1 28 ) 7 " 4 7 % 8 " 16 3%1"2

&"6 7"7 7"2 3"2

8 1"7 15 3 " 6 13 3 " 5 8 . 8 " 13

8"8 3"9 3"8 8"5

6)3"3 6 % 9 " 18 4.3"5 8 % < " 64

6"9 9"3 3"1 <"8

9 ;"5 -%1"7 21 ) + " 3 =)3"5

;"4 -"7 +"7 = " 15
 Factoring Quadratics (A)
Factor each expression

1. x² - 4x - 32 11. x² + 5x - 6

2. x² + 8x + 12 12. x² - 4

3. x² - 11x + 24 13. x² - 6x - 7

4. x² + x - 2 14. x² + 6x - 16

5. x² - 11x + 24 15. x² + 11x + 28

6. x² + 12x + 35 16. x² + 10x + 16

7. x² - 3x - 40 17. x² + 11x + 24

8. x² + 3x - 4 18. x² + 12x + 27

9. x² + 4x - 12 19. x² - 13x + 36

10. x² - 14x + 45 20. x² + 5x - 24

 Factoring Quadratics (A) Answers
Factor each expression

1. x² - 4x - 32 11. x² + 5x - 6
(x + 4) (x - 8) (x + 6) (x - 1)

2. x² + 8x + 12 12. x² - 4
(x + 2) (x + 6) (x - 2) (x + 2)

3. x² - 11x + 24 13. x² - 6x - 7
(x - 8) (x - 3) (x - 7) (x + 1)

4. x² + x - 2 14. x² + 6x - 16
(x + 2) (x - 1) (x - 2) (x + 8)

5. x² - 11x + 24 15. x² + 11x + 28

(x - 8) (x - 3) (x + 7) (x + 4)

6. x² + 12x + 35 16. x² + 10x + 16

(x + 7) (x + 5) (x + 8) (x + 2)

7. x² - 3x - 40 17. x² + 11x + 24
(x + 5) (x - 8) (x + 3) (x + 8)

8. x² + 3x - 4 18. x² + 12x + 27
(x - 1) (x + 4) (x + 9) (x + 3)

9. x² + 4x - 12 19. x² - 13x + 36
(x + 6) (x - 2) (x - 9) (x - 4)

10. x² - 14x + 45 20. x² + 5x - 24

(x - 5) (x - 9) (x + 8) (x - 3)
 Adding & Subtracting Linear Expressions (A)
Simplify each expression.

1. (-6p - 8) - (2p - 6)

2. (-8r - 2) + (4r - 3)

3. (-z - 8) - (6z - 5)

4. (-s - 5) + (-2s + 2)

5. (-7s + 4) - (-8s + 4)

6. (-4f + 9) - (8f + 9)

7. (-8f) + (-f + 8)

8. (4p - 4) + (-7p - 7)

9. (7v - 9) - (6v + 9)

10. (-3g) + (5g - 5)

Adding & Subtracting Linear Expressions (A) Answers
Simplify each expression.

1. (-6p - 8) - (2p - 6)
-8p - 2

2. (-8r - 2) + (4r - 3)
-4r - 5

3. (-z - 8) - (6z - 5)
-7z - 3

4. (-s - 5) + (-2s + 2)
-3s - 3

5. (-7s + 4) - (-8s + 4)
s

6. (-4f + 9) - (8f + 9)
-12f

7. (-8f) + (-f + 8)
-9f + 8

8. (4p - 4) + (-7p - 7)
-3p - 11

9. (7v - 9) - (6v + 9)
v - 18

10. (-3g) + (5g - 5)

2g - 5
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2 × 6 = 12 7 × 4 = 28 3 × 4 = 12 7 × 8 = 56
6 × ___ = 12 4 × ___ = 28 4 × ___ = 12 8 × 7 = ___
12 ÷ ___ = 2 ___ ÷ 4 = 7 12 ÷ 4 = ___ 56 ÷ 8 = ___
12 ÷ 2 = ___ 28 ÷ ___ = 4 12 ÷ 3 = ___ ___ ÷ 7 = 8

4 × 5 = 20 8 × 7 = 56 6 × 9 = 54 5 × 2 = 10
___ × 4 = 20 7 × 8 = ___ 9 × 6 = ___ ___ × 5 = 10
___ ÷ 5 = 4 56 ÷ 7 = ___ 54 ÷ 9 = ___ ___ ÷ 2 = 5
20 ÷ ___ = 5 ___ ÷ 8 = 7 54 ÷ 6 = ___ 10 ÷ 5 = ___

9 × 5 = 45 8 × 5 = 40 8 × 8 = 64 7 × 2 = 14
5 × 9 = ___ ___ × 8 = 40 8 × 8 = ___ 2 × ___ = 14
45 ÷ 5 = ___ 40 ÷ 5 = ___ 64 ÷ 8 = ___ ___ ÷ 2 = 7
45 ÷ 9 = ___ ___ ÷ 8 = 5 64 ÷ 8 = ___ ___ ÷ 7 = 2

8 × 8 = 64 7 × 9 = 63 9 × 2 = 18 6 × 6 = 36
8 × ___ = 64 9 × ___ = 63 2 × ___ = 18 ___ × 6 = 36
64 ÷ 8 = ___ ___ ÷ 9 = 7 18 ÷ ___ = 9 36 ÷ 6 = ___
64 ÷ ___ = 8 63 ÷ 7 = ___ 18 ÷ 9 = ___ 36 ÷ 6 = ___

5 × 3 = 15 7 × 7 = 49 4 × 4 = 16 7 × 3 = 21
3 × 5 = ___ ___ × 7 = 49 ___ × 4 = 16 3 × 7 = ___
15 ÷ ___ = 5 ___ ÷ 7 = 7 16 ÷ ___ = 4 ___ ÷ 3 = 7
15 ÷ 5 = ___ 49 ÷ ___ = 7 ___ ÷ 4 = 4 ___ ÷ 7 = 3
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2 × 6 = 12 7 × 4 = 28 3 × 4 = 12 7 × 8 = 56
6 × _2_ = 12 4 × _7_ = 28 4 × _3_ = 12 8 × 7 = _56_
12 ÷ _6_ = 2 _28_ ÷ 4 = 7 12 ÷ 4 = _3_ 56 ÷ 8 = _7_
12 ÷ 2 = _6_ 28 ÷ _7_ = 4 12 ÷ 3 = _4_ _56_ ÷ 7 = 8

4 × 5 = 20 8 × 7 = 56 6 × 9 = 54 5 × 2 = 10
_5_ × 4 = 20 7 × 8 = _56_ 9 × 6 = _54_ _2_ × 5 = 10
_20_ ÷ 5 = 4 56 ÷ 7 = _8_ 54 ÷ 9 = _6_ _10_ ÷ 2 = 5
20 ÷ _4_ = 5 _56_ ÷ 8 = 7 54 ÷ 6 = _9_ 10 ÷ 5 = _2_

9 × 5 = 45 8 × 5 = 40 8 × 8 = 64 7 × 2 = 14
5 × 9 = _45_ _5_ × 8 = 40 8 × 8 = _64_ 2 × _7_ = 14
45 ÷ 5 = _9_ 40 ÷ 5 = _8_ 64 ÷ 8 = _8_ _14_ ÷ 2 = 7
45 ÷ 9 = _5_ _40_ ÷ 8 = 5 64 ÷ 8 = _8_ _14_ ÷ 7 = 2

8 × 8 = 64 7 × 9 = 63 9 × 2 = 18 6 × 6 = 36
8 × _8_ = 64 9 × _7_ = 63 2 × _9_ = 18 _6_ × 6 = 36
64 ÷ 8 = _8_ _63_ ÷ 9 = 7 18 ÷ _2_ = 9 36 ÷ 6 = _6_
64 ÷ _8_ = 8 63 ÷ 7 = _9_ 18 ÷ 9 = _2_ 36 ÷ 6 = _6_

5 × 3 = 15 7 × 7 = 49 4 × 4 = 16 7 × 3 = 21
3 × 5 = _15_ _7_ × 7 = 49 _4_ × 4 = 16 3 × 7 = _21_
15 ÷ _3_ = 5 _49_ ÷ 7 = 7 16 ÷ _4_ = 4 _21_ ÷ 3 = 7
15 ÷ 5 = _3_ 49 ÷ _7_ = 7 _16_ ÷ 4 = 4 _21_ ÷ 7 = 3
 Simplifying Linear Expressions (A)
Simplify each expression by combining like terms.

1. 3w + 7 - 9w

2. -7w - 8 - 2w

3. 6s - 9 + 4s

4. -7 + 2 - 7q

5. -6y - 4y - 9y

6. 7v + 2 + 3

7. 5 - 9 - 5p

8. 7n + 2 - 7n

9. 3m - 2 - 4

10. -4 + 5j + 1
Simplifying Linear Expressions (A) Answers
Simplify each expression by combining like terms.

1. 3w + 7 - 9w
= -6w + 7

2. -7w - 8 - 2w
= -9w - 8

3. 6s - 9 + 4s
= 10s - 9

4. -7 + 2 - 7q
= -7q - 5

5. -6y - 4y - 9y
= -19y

6. 7v + 2 + 3
= 7v + 5

7. 5 - 9 - 5p
= -5p - 4

8. 7n + 2 - 7n
=2

9. 3m - 2 - 4
= 3m - 6

10. -4 + 5j + 1
= 5j - 3
 Solving Simple Equations (A)
Name: Date:

Determine the value of each unknown.

1. −2 − h = −9 2. o + −9 = −7

3. −5 − d = −1 4. −7 − e = −1

5. z + −1 = 0 6. 7−i=5

7. r + −1 = 1 8. f + −9 = −18

9. 5−j=3 10. −3 − l = −2

11. b + −7 = −9 12. −3 − n = 0

13. −12 − p = −8 14. −7 − k = 2

15. q + −7 = 1 16. a + −3 = 0

17. w + 9 = 16 18. v+5=8

19. −4 − u = 4 20. −3 − m = −3
 Solving Simple Equations (A) Answers
Name: Date:

Determine the value of each unknown.

1. −2 − h = −9 2. o + −9 = −7
h=7 o=2

3. −5 − d = −1 4. −7 − e = −1
d = −4 e = −6

5. z + −1 = 0 6. 7−i=5
z=1 i=2

7. r + −1 = 1 8. f + −9 = −18
r=2 f = −9

9. 5−j=3 10. −3 − l = −2
j=2 l = −1

11. b + −7 = −9 12. −3 − n = 0
b = −2 n = −3

13. −12 − p = −8 14. −7 − k = 2

p = −4 k = −9

15. q + −7 = 1 16. a + −3 = 0
q=8 a=3

17. w + 9 = 16 18. v+5=8

w=7 v=3

19. −4 − u = 4 20. −3 − m = −3
u = −8 m=0