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L03 Your Turn - Solving Equations

This document provides sample problems for solving various types of equations, including using guess and check, inspection, and algebraic manipulation to solve for the variable. The problems cover solving single-variable linear equations, identifying equivalent equations, and determining which equation is equivalent to a given one. Explanations are provided for the thinking and steps used to arrive at the solutions.

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L03 Your Turn - Solving Equations

This document provides sample problems for solving various types of equations, including using guess and check, inspection, and algebraic manipulation to solve for the variable. The problems cover solving single-variable linear equations, identifying equivalent equations, and determining which equation is equivalent to a given one. Explanations are provided for the thinking and steps used to arrive at the solutions.

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L03 Your Turn - Solving Equations

1. Solve these equations using guess and check. Explain your thinking.

a) 3x + 5.4 = 62.4

b) 4x − 8 = 2x + 6

c) −5x + 6 = 26

d) −3x − 10.5 = 5x + 5.5

2. Solve these equations using inspection. Describe what you did.

a) 5x = 45

b) −6x = 36

c) x + 28 = 60

d) 62 − x = 34

3. For which equation is the solution x = 12?

A 12x + 12 = 132
B 4x − 8 = 8x − 52
C 3x + 75 = 212
D 4x + 10 = 6x − 14

4. Solve each equation by changing it to a simpler, equivalent equation.


Show your steps or explain your thinking.

a) 4x + 2 = −34
b) 2x − 5 = 63.8

c) 3x + 5 = x − 11

5. Explain why each pair of equations is equivalent.

a) 5x = 15 and 5x − 3.7 = 11.3

b) 5x + 17 = 2x − 4 and 3x = −21

6. Which equation is equivalent to this one?


4x − 5 = 18x + 101

A 4x + 5 = 18x − 10
B 2x − 5 = 9x + 101
C 14x + 101 = −5
D 4x = 18x + 96
ANSWER KEY

1. Solve these equations using guess and check. Explain your


thinking.

a) 3x + 5.4 = 62.4
E.g., My first guess was 20 since that would be the solution to
3x = 60.
But 3 × 20 + 5.4 = 65.4, so that’s a bit too high.
So, I tried 19 next and got 3 × 19 + 5.4 = 62.4, so the solution
is x = 19.

b) 4x − 8 = 2x + 6
E.g., My first guess was 10 since I like 10.
The left side was 32, and the right side was 26, so they’re
close but not equal.
I decided to try 9 instead to bring the value of the left side
down.
The left side was 28, and the right side was 24. They were
getting closer, so I tried 8.
The left side was 24, and the right side was 22, so they were
even closer but not quite equal. I saw that I was 2 closer, so
the next guess should do it.
The solution is x = 7 with both sides making 20.

c) −5x + 6 = 26
E.g., My first guess was −5 since that would be the solution to
−5x = 25.
But 25 + 6 = 31, and that’s too much. So, I tried x = −4, which
is 20 + 6 = 26, so the solution is x = −4.
d) −3x − 10.5 = 5x + 5.5
E.g., I didn’t know what to try first, so I just picked x = 1.
The left side would be −13.5, and the right side would be
10.5, and those are pretty far apart.
If I chose a greater value for x, then the left side would be
more negative and the right side more positive. So, I decided
to try x = −1.
The left side would be −7.5, and the right side would be 0.5,
so I was getting closer but not yet there.
I tried x = −2.
The left side would be −4.5, and the right side would be −4.5,
so it worked. The solution is x = −2.

2. Solve these equations using inspection. Describe what you did.

a) 5x = 45
E.g., I know you multiply 9 by 5 to get 45, so x = 9.

b) −6x = 36
E.g., I know you multiply 6 by 6 to get 36, so you multiply −6
by −6 to get 36. The solution is −6.

c) x + 28 = 60
E.g., I know you add 30 to 28 to get 58, so you have to add
32 to get 60. The solution is x = 32.

d) 62 − x = 34
E.g., I know you subtract 30 from 62 to get 32, so you should
subtract only 28. The solution is x = 28.
3. For which equation is the solution x = 12?
A 12x + 12 = 132
B 4x − 8 = 8x − 52
C 3x + 75 = 212
D 4x + 10 = 6x − 14

4. Solve each equation by changing it to a simpler, equivalent equation. Show


your steps or explain your thinking.

a) 4x + 2 = −34
E.g., 4x = −36
x = −9

b) 2x − 5 = 63.8
2x = 68.8
x = 34.4

c) 3x + 5 = x − 11
E.g., First, I subtracted x from both sides to make the
equation simpler.
2x + 5 = −11
Then, I made it even simpler by subtracting 5 from both
sides.
2x = −16
Then, I got x all alone on one side by dividing both sides by
2.
x = −8

5. Explain why each pair of equations is equivalent.


a) 5x = 15 and 5x − 3.7 = 11.3
E.g., If 5x = 15, then 5x − 3.7 is 15 − 3.7, and that’s 11.3.
OR The equations are equivalent because 3.7 was
subtracted from both sides of 5x = 15 to get the other
equation.
b) 5x + 17 = 2x − 4 and 3x = −21
E.g., If 5x + 17 is 2x − 4, then 5x is 17 less than 2x − 4, which
is 2x − 21.
And 5x is 3x + 2x, so if 3x + 2x = 2x − 21, then 3x must be the
same as −21.
OR The equations are equivalent because 2x and 17 were
subtracted from both sides.
OR Think about using algebra tiles to represent the first
equation. Two of the x-tiles on the left match 2 x-tiles on the
right, so you can get rid of them. That would leave 3 x-tiles
and 17 1-tiles on the left and 4 −1-tiles on the right. You
could add 17 −1-tiles to both sides and then get rid of the 17
1-tiles and 17 −1-tiles on the left because they cancel each
other out. Then you would have 21 −1-tiles on the right and
3 x-tiles on the left, just like the second equation.

6. Which equation is equivalent to this one?


4x − 5 = 18x + 101
A 4x + 5 = 18x − 10
B 2x − 5 = 9x + 101
C 14x + 101 = −5
D 4x = 18x + 96

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