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Elementary Algebra

Lynn Marecek

Chapter 2

Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

Solve Equations Using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality

01:22

Problem 1

$$
\begin{aligned}
&\underline{1} . \text { Is } y=\frac{5}{3} \text { a solution of }\\
&6 y+10=12 y ?
\end{aligned}
$$

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00:43

Problem 2

Is $x=\frac{9}{4}$ a solution of $4 x+9=8 x ?$

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00:53

Problem 3

$$
\begin{aligned}
&\underline{3} . \text { Is } u=-\frac{1}{2} \text { a solution of }\\
&8 u-1=6 u ?
\end{aligned}
$$

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01:04

Problem 4

Is $v=-\frac{1}{3}$ a solution of $9 v-2=3 v ?$

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00:23

Problem 5

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
x+24=35
$$

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00:29

Problem 6

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
x+17=22
$$

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00:56

Problem 7

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
y+45=-66
$$

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00:47

Problem 8

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
y+39=-83
$$

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00:44

Problem 9

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
b+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{3}{4}
$$

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00:51

Problem 10

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
p+2.4=-9.3
$$

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00:51

Problem 11

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
p+2.4=-9.3
$$

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00:46

Problem 12

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
m+7.9=11.6
$$

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00:41

Problem 13

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
a-45=76
$$

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00:41

Problem 14

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
a-30=57
$$

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00:52

Problem 15

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
m-18=-200
$$

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00:55

Problem 16

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
m-12=-12
$$

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01:00

Problem 17

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
x-\frac{1}{3}=2
$$

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00:56

Problem 18

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
x-\frac{1}{5}=4
$$

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00:46

Problem 19

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
y-3.8=10
$$

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00:59

Problem 20

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
y-7.2=5
$$

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00:47

Problem 21

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
x-165=-420
$$

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00:54

Problem 22

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
z-101=-314
$$

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00:53

Problem 23

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
z+0.52=-8.5
$$

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00:55

Problem 24

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
x+0.93=-4.1
$$

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00:54

Problem 25

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
q+\frac{3}{4}=\frac{1}{2}
$$

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01:02

Problem 26

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
p+\frac{1}{3}=\frac{5}{6}
$$

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01:31

Problem 27

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
p-\frac{2}{5}=\frac{2}{3}
$$

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01:24

Problem 28

In the following exercises, solve each equation using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality.
$$
y-\frac{3}{4}=\frac{3}{5}
$$

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00:49

Problem 29

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
c+31-10=46
$$

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00:37

Problem 30

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
m+16-28=5
$$

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00:38

Problem 31

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
9 x+5-8 x+14=20
$$

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00:42

Problem 32

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
6 x+8-5 x+16=32
$$

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Problem 33

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
-6 x-11+7 x-5=-16
$$

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00:44

Problem 34

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
-8 n-17+9 n-4=-41
$$

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00:20

Problem 35

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
5(y-6)-4 y=-6
$$

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00:23

Problem 36

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
9(y-2)-8 y=-16
$$

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00:45

Problem 37

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
8(u+1.5)-7 u=4.9
$$

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00:51

Problem 38

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
5(w+2.2)-4 w=9.3
$$

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01:12

Problem 39

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
6 a-5(a-2)+9=-11
$$

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01:02

Problem 40

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
8 c-7(c-3)+4=-16
$$

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00:44

Problem 41

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$6(y-2)-5 y=4(y+3)$
$-4(y-1)$

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00:57

Problem 42

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$9(x-1)-8 x=-3(x+5)$
$+3(x-5)$

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01:01

Problem 43

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$3(5 n-1)-14 n+9$
$=10(n-4)-6 n-4(n+1)$

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01:00

Problem 44

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$2(8 m+3)-15 m-4$
$=9(m+6)-2(m-1)-7 m$

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00:59

Problem 45

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
-(j+2)+2 j-1=5
$$

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01:01

Problem 46

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
-(k+7)+2 k+8=7
$$

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02:10

Problem 47

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
-\left(\frac{1}{4} a-\frac{3}{4}\right)+\frac{5}{4} a=-2
$$

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02:26

Problem 48

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$$
-\left(\frac{2}{3} d-\frac{1}{3}\right)+\frac{5}{3} d=-4
$$

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00:57

Problem 49

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
49. $8(4 x+5)-5(6 x)-x$
$=53-6(x+1)+3(2 x+2)$

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00:58

Problem 50

In the following exercises, solve each equation.
$6(9 y-1)-10(5 y)-3 y$
$=22-4(2 y-12)+8(y-6)$

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00:32

Problem 51

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
Nine more than $x$ is equal to 52 .

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00:40

Problem 52

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
The sum of $x$ and -15 is 23 .

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00:54

Problem 53

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
Ten less than $m$ is -14

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00:52

Problem 54

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
Three less than $y$ is -19 .

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00:56

Problem 55

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
The sum of $y$ and -30 is 40 .

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00:47

Problem 56

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
Twelve more than $p$ is equal to 67 .

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00:35

Problem 57

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
The difference of $9 x$ and $8 x$ is 107 .

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00:30

Problem 58

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
The difference of $5 c$ and $4 c$ is 602 .

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01:14

Problem 59

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
The difference of $n$ and $\frac{1}{6}$ is $\frac{1}{2}$.

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01:17

Problem 60

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
The difference of $f$ and $\frac{1}{3}$ is $\frac{1}{12}$.

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00:34

Problem 61

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
The sum of $-4 n$ and $5 n$ is -82 .

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00:30

Problem 62

In the following exercises, translate to an equation and then solve it.
The sum of $-9 m$ and $10 m$ is -95 .

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01:38

Problem 63

Distance Avril rode her bike a total of 18 miles, from home to the library and then to the beach. The distance from Avril's house to the library is 7 miles. What is the distance from the library to the beach?

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01:26

Problem 64

Reading Jeff read a total of 54 pages in his History and Sociology textbooks. He read 41 pages in his History textbook. How many pages did he read in his Sociology textbook?

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01:38

Problem 65

Age Eva's daughter is 15 years younger than her son. Eva's son is 22 years old. How old is her daughter?

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01:19

Problem 66

Age Pablo's father is 3 years older than his mother. Pablo's mother is 42 years old. How old is his father?

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01:09

Problem 67

Groceries For a family birthday dinner, Celeste bought a turkey that weighed 5 pounds less than the one she bought for Thanksgiving. The birthday turkey weighed 16 pounds. How much did the Thanksgiving turkey weigh?

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01:27

Problem 68

Weight Allie weighs 8 pounds less than her twin sister Lorrie. Allie weighs 124 pounds. How much does Lorrie weigh?

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02:09

Problem 69

Health Connor's temperature was 0.7 degrees higher this morning than it had been last night. His temperature this morning was 101.2 degrees. What was his temperature last night?

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01:30

Problem 70

Health The nurse reported that Tricia's daughter had gained 4.2 pounds since her last checkup and now weighs 31.6 pounds. How much did Tricia's daughter weigh at her last checkup?

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Problem 71

Salary Ron's paycheck this week was $\$ 17.43$ less than his paycheck last week. His paycheck this week was $\$ 103.76$. How much was Ron's paycheck last week?

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01:36

Problem 72

Textbooks Melissa's math book cost $\$ 22.85$ less than her art book cost. Her math book cost $\$ 93.75 .$ How much did her art
book cost?

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02:14

Problem 73

Construction Miguel wants to drill a hole for a $\frac{5}{8}$ inch screw. The hole should be $\frac{1}{12}$ inch smaller than the screw. Let $d$ equal the size of the hole he should drill. Solve the equation $d-\frac{1}{12}=\frac{5}{8}$ to see what size the hole should be.

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01:49

Problem 74

Baking Kelsey needs $\frac{2}{3}$ cup of sugar for the cookie recipe she wants to make. She only has $\frac{3}{8}$ cup of sugar and will borrow the rest from her neighbor. Let $s$ equal the amount of sugar she will borrow. Solve the equation $\frac{3}{8}+s=\frac{2}{3}$ to find the amount of sugar she should ask to borrow.

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01:17

Problem 75

Is -8 a solution to the equation $3 x=16-5 x$ ? How do you know?

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00:30

Problem 76

What is the first step in your solution to the equation $10 x+2=4 x+26 ?$

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