Algebra
ANSWERS
CHAPTER 3
LINEAR EQUATIONS
More Solving Equations
1. 3 ( + 6 ) = 5 ( − 4 )
2. 7 ( 6 − ) = −3( − 2)
= 19
= 9
3. 5 ( 2 − ) = 8 − 3(7 + 2)
4. 4 + 5 ( 2 + 3 ) = 9( − 2)
= −2
= −37
6. 6 ( 3 + 1 ) − 4 = −2( − 5)
5. 7 − 2( − 4) = 3(2 + 3)
3
1
=
=
4
4
1
2
7. 3 ( + 2 ) =
( 12 + 4 ) − 5
( 10 − 25 ) = −10 − 4( + 3)
8.
4
5
3
= −1
= −
2
1
9. 8 ( 2 − ) =
( 33 − 18 ) + 3
3
= 1
18
8
3
+ 3
7 − 3
10.
=
11.
=
12.
=
5
ℎ + 3
2 − 5
7
2
5
14
7
1
= −15
ℎ = −
= −
= −
18
9
11
In exercises 38 and 39, find and correct the error for each problem:
38.
Second line should be: −16 + 18 = 8 + 32 − 6.
1
The answer is = −
.
3
39.
Second line should be: −12 + 4 = 32 − 24.
12
3
The answer is =
=
.
28
7