Solving by Combining Like Terms
10 - 8x = -2x + 4x
x = 1
13 - 5m = 4 - 6m
m = -9
5x + 18 = 8x + 33
x = -5
This was the year when the United States declared their independence from Britain
What is 1776?
7x + 14 = 5x - 8
x = -11
This letter of the alphabet doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name
What is Q
15y = 6y - 63
y = -7