Consolidation Exercise 2B (P.2.

5) 7a = 25 − 4
1. x + 3 = 8 7a = 21
x=8−3 21
a=
=5 7
=3

2. y − 6 = −4
10. 3b − 10 = 2
y = −4 + 6
3b = 2 + 10
=2
3b = 12
12
1 3 b=
3. u + = 3
4 4
3 1 =4
u= −
4 4
1 11. 6 + 2c = 0
=
2 2c = −6
−6
c=
1 1 2
4. v − =
3 5 = −3
1 1
v= + 12. −d + 9 = 8
5 3
8 −d = 8 − 9
=
15 −d = −1
−1
d=
−1
5. 5p = −30
=1
−30
p=
5
= −6 13. 8 − m = −9
q −m = −9 − 8
6. = −2
−8 −m = −17
q = −2 × (−8) −17
m=
= 16 −1
= 17
4m
7. =8
7
7
m = 8× 14. 7 = 55 − 6n
4
= 14 6n = 55 − 7
6n = 48
−5n 48
8. = 10 n=
3 6
3 =8
n = 10 × −
5
= −6 15. 4 × (e − 5) = 8
8
e−5=
9. 7a + 4 = 25 4
 e−5=2 m+4
21. = −2
e=2+5 7
m + 4 = −2 × 7
=7
m + 4 = −14
m = −14 − 4
16. (−1) × (f + 7) = 2
2 = −18
f+7=
−1
f + 7 = −2 9−n
22. 6=
f = −2 − 7 4
6×4=9−n
= −9
24 = 9 − n
n = 9 − 24
17. (−3) × (2 + h) = −6
−6 = −15
2+h=
−3
2+h=2 s −8
23. = −1
h=2−2 −3
s − 8 = −1 × (−3)
=0
s−8=3
s=3+8
18. −(k − 4) = 9
9 = 11
k−4=
−1
k − 4 = −9
k = −9 + 4 t+4
24. − =3
= −5 2
t + 4 = 3 × (−2)
x t + 4 = −6
19. +9 = 2
6 t = −6 − 4
x = −10
=2−9
6
x
= −7 5 4
6 25. − 2a =
3 3
x = −7 × 6 4 5
−2a = −
= −42 3 3
1
−2a = −
y 3
20. − 1 = −5 1
8 a = − ÷ ( −2 )
y 3
= −5 + 1
8 1 1
=+ × 
y 3 2
= −4
8 1
=
y = −4 × 8 6
= −32
3 10
26. 2b − =−
7 7
 10 3 =4
2b = − +
7 7
2b = −1
1 31. 8d − d = 49
b =−
2 7d = 49
49
d=
1 1 7
27. 3x + = =7
2 5
1 1
3x = −
5 2 32. c + 2c = −3
3 3c = −3
3x = −
10 −3
3 c=
x =− ÷3 3
10
= −1
 3 1
=− × 
 10 3 
1 33. 2x − 8 = x
=−
10 2x − x = 8
x=8
3 1
28. − 4y =
5 7 34. −3y = 24 + 5y
1 3
−4y = − −3y − 5y = 24
7 5
16 −8y = 24
−4y = − 24
35 y=
16 −8
y = − ÷ ( −4 )
35 = −3
 16 1 
=+ × 
 35 4  35. −6 + 2u + 7u = −12
4 2u + 7u = −12 + 6
=
35
9u = −6
−6
u=
29. 15 + 6x − 4 = 29 9
11 + 6x = 29 2
=−
6x = 29 − 11 3
6x = 18
18 36. d − 17 − 5d = 35
x=
6 d − 5d = 35 + 17
=3 −4d = 52
52
d=
30. 7 = 19 − 5y + 8 −4
7 = 27 − 5y = −13
5y = 27 − 7
5y = 20 37. 3Q − 5 = 4Q − 8
20 3Q − 4Q = −8 + 5
y=
5 −Q = −3
 −3 9
Q= u=
−1 6
=3 3
=
2

38. 12t + 7 = 7t − 13
12t − 7t = −13 − 7 44. 2v − 7v − 5v = 30
5t = −20 −10v = 30
−20 30
t= v=
5 − 10
= −4 = −3

39. 4x + 22 = 1 − 2x 45. 2 × (4m + 7) = 6

6
4x + 2x = 1 − 22 4m + 7 =
2
6x = −21
4m + 7 = 3
−21
x= 4m = 3 − 7
6
7 4m = −4
=−
2 −4
m=
4
= −1
40. −p − 16 = −10p + 8
46. −3 × (2n − 1) = 15
10p − p = 8 + 16
15
9p = 24 2n − 1 =
−3
24
p= 2n − 1 = −5
9
8 2n = −5 + 1
=
3 2n = −4
−4
n=
2
41. 0.2x + 3.9 = 1.5
= −2
0.2x = 1.5 − 3.9
0.2x = −2.4
3k
−2.4 47. 4= +2
x= 5
0.2 3k
= −12 =4−2
5
3k
=2
42. 7 − 1.3y = 1.8 5
−1.3y = 1.8 − 7 5
k = 2×
−1.3y = −5.2 3
−5.2 10
y= =
− 1.3 3
=4
7h
48. 8 − =1
43. u + 2u + 3u = 9 4
7h
6u = 9 − =1−8
4
 7h 14
− = −7 m=
4 −2
−4 = −7
h = − 7×
7
=4
54. 0.7 − 9k = 2k − 4 + 5.8
0.7 − 9k = 2k + 1.8
9x + 1
49. =8 −9k − 2k = 1.8 − 0.7
8
−11k = 1.1
9x + 1 = 8 × 8
1.1
9x + 1 = 64 k=
− 11
9x = 64 − 1
= −0.1
9x = 63
63
x= 55. 14r + 19 − 5r = 33 + 2r
9
=7 9r + 19 = 33 + 2r
9r − 2r = 33 − 19
3 − 4N 7r = 14
50. = 11
5 14
r=
3 − 4N = 11 × 5 7
−4N = 55 − 3 =2

−4N = 52
52 56. S − 4 = 8S + 16 − 5S
N=
−4 S − 4 = 3S + 16
= −13 S − 3S = 16 + 4
−2S = 20
51. 2x + 3 = 1.6x + 9 20
S=
2x − 1.6x = 9 − 3 −2
0.4x = 6 = −10
6
x=
0 .4 57. 8w − 12 + 4w = 9 + 5w
= 15 12w − 12 = 9 + 5w
12w − 5w = 9 + 12
52. −5.2 − 3.1y = 2.9y + 7.4 7w = 21
−3.1y − 2.9y = 7.4 + 5.2 21
w=
−6y = 12.6 7
12.6 =3
y=
−6
= −2.1 58. 1.5 + 0.2x + 3.1 = −1.6x + 0.4
4.6 + 0.2x = −1.6x + 0.4
53. −8 + 4m + 7 = 13 + 6m 0.2x + 1.6x = 0.4 − 4.6
−1 + 4m = 13 + 6m 1.8x = −4.2
4m − 6m = 13 + 1 −4.2
x=
−2m = 14 1 .8
 7
=−
3

59. 2y − 4 − 7y + 9 = 10y
−5y + 5 = 10y
−5y − 10y = −5
−15y = −5
−5
y=
− 15
1
=
3

60. −6m − 29 − 5m + 8m = 7m + 41
−3m − 29 = 7m + 41
−3m − 7m = 41 + 29
−10m = 70
70
m=
− 10
= −7