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100

p+3=8

What is p=5 ?

100

8n+7=31

What is n=3 ?

100

a+5=-5a+5

What is a=0 ?

100

You need to do this in order to solve 10n=40.

What is divide by ten on both sides?

100

The equation for three times Gail's age increased by two years equals twelve years.

What is 3x+2=12?

200

16+n=9

What is n=-7 ?

200

-15=-4m+5

What is m=5 ?

200

6=1-2n+5

What is n=0 ?

200

You need to do this to solve -104=8x.

What is divide by 8 on both sides?

200

The equation for half the height of a tree minus five equals fifteen.

What is 1/2x-5=15?  OR What is x/2-5=15?

300

p-6=-5

What is p=1 ?

300

9x-7=-7

What is x=0 ?

300

-20=-4x-6x

What is x=2 ?

300

You need to do this first to solve -9x+1=-80.

What is subtract 1 from both sides?

300
The equation for two less than three times the number of feet of fencing required equals twelve feet.

What is 3x-2=12?

400

14b=-56

What is b=-4 ?

400

-2=2+v/4

What is v=-16 ?

400

5p-14=8p+4

What is p=-6 ?

400

You need to do this first to solve 7(9+k)=84.

What is distribute the 7?

400

Eight less than the quotient of Dave's golf score and four equals negative five.

What is 1/4x-8=-5?  OR What is x/4-8=-5?

500

-6=b/18

What is b=-108 ?

500

(n+5)/16=-1

What is n=-21 ?

500

3n-5=-8(6+5n)

What is n=-1 ?

500

You need to do this first to solve (n+5)/-16=-1.

What is multiply by -16 on both sides?

500

The equation for 10 less than the quotient of Sue's age and five equals five times Sue's age plus fifteen.

x/5-10=5x+15