Solving by Combining Like Terms
Six less than a number is twenty-four
x - 6 =24
|x+2|=4
x = 2, x = -6
Solve for y:
y + 5x = 17
y = 17 - 5x
Find two consecutive Integers whose sum is 133.
66 and 67
|-2x| - 5 = 15
x = -10, x = 10
Solve for y:
4y - 36x = 28
y = 9x + 7
Three times the sum of a number and two is zero.
3(x + 2) = 0
x = -2
|3x-7| = -5
No Solution
Solve for x:
y = 9x - 2x
x = y/11
Find three consecutive odd integers whose sum is -231
-79, -77, -75
-5|6-3n| = -30
n = 0, n = 4
d = 5x +10xf
x = d/(5+10f)
Seven less than four times the sum of a number and five is equal to 21.
4(x + 5) - 7 = 21
x = -1
Given the formula, solve for w:
P = 2l +2w
(P + 2l)/2
P/2+l