Examples with solutions for Solving Equations by using Addition/ Subtraction: Test if the coefficient is different from 1

Exercise #1

Solve for X:

2x+4=3x5 2x + 4 = 3x - 5

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve for x x , first, we need to get all terms involving x x on one side of the equation and constant terms on the other. Start with the original equation:

2x+4=3x5 2x + 4 = 3x - 5

Subtract 2x 2x from both sides to isolate the term involving x x on one side:

4=x5 4 = x - 5

Next, add 5 to both sides to isolate x x :

9=x 9 = x

Thus, the value of x x is 9 9 .

Answer

9 9

Exercise #2

Solve for X:

3x+5=2x+20 3x+5=2x+20

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the equation 3x+5=2x+20 3x + 5 = 2x + 20 , we need to find the value of x x that satisfies this equation. Here are the detailed steps:

  • Step 1: Eliminate the variable from one side.
    We want to get all terms involving x x on one side and constant terms on the other side. First, subtract 2x 2x from both sides of the equation to eliminate x x from the right side.

    3x+52x=2x+202x 3x + 5 - 2x = 2x + 20 - 2x

    This simplifies to:

    x+5=20 x + 5 = 20

  • Step 2: Simplify the equation.
    Now, we need to isolate x x by removing the constant term from the left side. Subtract 5 from both sides:

    x+55=205 x + 5 - 5 = 20 - 5

    This simplifies to:

    x=15 x = 15

  • Step 3: Verify the solution.
    Substitute x=15 x = 15 back into the original equation to check if it holds true:

    3(15)+5=2(15)+20 3(15) + 5 = 2(15) + 20

    This results in:

    45+5=30+20 45 + 5 = 30 + 20

    50=50 50 = 50

    Since both sides of the equation are equal,x=15 x = 15 is indeed the correct solution.

Therefore, the solution to the equation 3x+5=2x+20 3x + 5 = 2x + 20 is x=15 x = 15 .

Answer

15 15

Exercise #3

Solve for X:

5x8=10x+22 5x-8=10x+22

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

First, we arrange the two sections so that the right side contains the values with the coefficient x and the left side the numbers without the x

Let's remember to maintain the plus and minus signs accordingly when we move terms between the sections.

First, we move a5x 5x to the right section and then the 22 to the left side. We obtain the following equation:

822=10x5x -8-22=10x-5x

We subtract both sides accordingly and obtain the following equation:

30=5x -30=5x

We divide both sections by 5 and obtain:

6=x -6=x

Answer

6 -6

Exercise #4

Solve the equation and find Y:

20×y+8×27=14 20\times y+8\times2-7=14

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

We begin by placing parentheses around the two multiplication exercises:

(20×y)+(8×2)7=14 (20\times y)+(8\times2)-7=14

We then solve the exercises within the parentheses:

20y+167=14 20y+16-7=14

We simplify:

20y+9=14 20y+9=14

We move the sections:

20y=149 20y=14-9

20y=5 20y=5

We divide by 20:

y=520 y=\frac{5}{20}

y=55×4 y=\frac{5}{5\times4}

We simplify:

y=14 y=\frac{1}{4}

Answer

14 \frac{1}{4}

Exercise #5

5b+2b7+14=0 5b+2b-7+14=0

b=? b=?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

It's important to remember that when we have regular numbers and unknowns, we cannot add or subtract them directly.

Let's collect like terms:

 

5b+2b-7+14=0

7b+7 = 0

Let's move terms

7b = -7

Let's divide by 7

b=-1

And that's the solution!

Answer

1 -1

Exercise #6

Find the value of the parameter X

0.7x+0.5=0.3x 0.7x+\text{0}.5=-0.3x

Video Solution

Answer

0.5 -0.5

Exercise #7

Solve for X:

x+34x=5x+618x x+3-4x=5x+6-1-8x

Video Solution

Answer

No solution

Exercise #8

Solve for X:

x+3=5+2x x+3=-5+2x

Video Solution

Answer

8 8

Exercise #9

Solve for X:

67x=5x+8 6-7x=-5x+8

Video Solution

Answer

1 -1

Exercise #10

Solve for X:

3x+8=7x12 -3x+8=7x-12

Video Solution

Answer

2 2

Exercise #11

14x+3=17 14x+3=17

x=? x=\text{?}

Video Solution

Answer

x=1 x=1

Exercise #12

2x+75x12=8x+3 2x+7-5x-12=-8x+3

Video Solution

Answer

x=85 x=\frac{8}{5}

Exercise #13

3x+4+8x15=0 3x+4+8x-15=0

x=? x=\text{?}

Video Solution

Answer

1 1

Exercise #14

12y+4y+53=2y 12y+4y+5-3=2y

y=? y=\text{?}

Video Solution

Answer

17 -\frac{1}{7}

Exercise #15

2y1yy+4=8y 2y\cdot\frac{1}{y}-y+4=8y

y=? y=\text{?}

Video Solution

Answer

23 \frac{2}{3}

Exercise #16

m+3m17m+6=20 m+3m-17m+6=-20

m=? m=\text{?}

Video Solution

Answer

2

Exercise #17

4a+524+a=2a 4a+5-24+a=-2a

a=? a=?

Video Solution

Answer

257 2\frac{5}{7}