Category 1
2 - 5 + x - 1 = 5 + 3
X = 12
−2 + x + 9 = 10 − 3
X = 0
−8 + x + 3 = 5 − 6
X = 4
What is a variable?
A number we don't know represented by a letter, usually X
−4 + x + 6 = −1 + 2
X = -1
5(2) - 6 + 2 + x = 4(3)
−3 + x + 5 = 8 − 4
X = 2
−7 + x + 5 = 3 − 8
X = -3
−6 + x + 9 = −2 + 3
17 - 11 + (-4) + X = 9 - 10
X = -3
-5 + x + 7 = -7 -2
X = -11
4 + 5 + X - 5 -1 = 2+10
X = 9
−1 + x + 8 = 9 − 4
X = -2
2(3) + X - 5(3) = 2(5)
X = 19
−9 + x + 4 = 2 − 7
X = 0
−5 + x + 8 = 6 − 1
X = 2