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LESSON Practice B
11-3 Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Solve.
6t
1. 7x  11  19
3x 2. 11a
9  4a
30 3. 4t
14  5
7

x  2 a3 t  2.5
3y y 3k 12k
4. 19c
31  26c  74 5. 8  9  13
8 6. 5
44  
25

8

c  15 a7 k  300
7. 10a  37  6a
51 8. 5w
9.9  4.8
8w 9. 15  x  2(x
3)

a  22 w  1.7 x3
w 3w 1
10. 15y
14  2(5y
6) 11. 14  8  4  21 12. 2(6x  4)  4x  9

y  0.4 w  40 x7
y y 2x  9
13. 4(3d  2)  8d  5 14. 3
11  2  3 15. 3  8  3x

3
d  4 a7 x3

16. Forty-eight decreased by a number is the same as

the difference of four times the number and seven.
Find the number. 11
17. The square and the equilateral
triangle at the right have the same
perimeter. Find the length of the 3x
sides of the triangle.

12 units x
5

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LESSON Puzzles, Twisters & Teasers LESSON Practice A

11-2 Don’t Miss the Boat! 11-3 Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Decide whether or not the given solution to each equation is Tell which term you would add or subtract on both sides side of the equation so
correct. Circle the letter above your answer. Then unscramble that the variable is only on one side.
the letters to solve the riddle.
1. 7x  1  2x
5 2. 3y
1  4y  6
1. 2x
4
5x  8  24 x4 2p p 1 7
6. 3
4  6  2 p4
Subtract 2x from both sides. Subtract 3y from both sides.
A Q A X
correct incorrect 3. 10  y  2y
3 4. 6x
2  1  x
correct incorrect
5n 1 3 Add y to both sides. Add x to both sides.
2. 6  4  8 n7 b 3b 5
7. 6
8  12
 b9
P D Solve.
T L
correct incorrect correct incorrect 5. 3a  10  4
a 6. 5y
4  4y
5 7. b
3  2b  7
3y 5 1
3. 7
7   7 y  2 8. 2a
7
3a  32 a5
M J B L
correct incorrect correct incorrect
a7 y1 b  10
x 2 5
4. 2
3  6 x3 h h 1
9. 6
8  16 h2 8. 2x  1  x  3 9. 2w
3  4w  5 10. 6n
4  n  11
Y I W Y
correct incorrect correct incorrect

5. 5y  2  8y  31 y  20 b 2
10. b
5  10  45 b  12
Z R R B x  2 w4 n  3
correct incorrect correct incorrect 19m 3 m t t
11. 5  5  1.4  5 12. 11  2  3  14 13. 29r
4  28
13r

Who’s the head of the seagull navy?

A D M I R A L B Y R D m  0.5 t  30 r  1.5

14. The difference of four times a number and five is the same
as three more than twice a number. Find the number. 4
15. Fifteen more than twice the hours Carla worked last week
is the same as three times the hours she worked this week
decreased by 15. She worked the same number of hours
each week. How many hours did she work each week? 30 hours

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LESSON Practice B LESSON Practice C

11-3 Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides 11-3 Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Solve. Solve.
6t 2y
1. 7x  11  19
3x 2. 11a
9  4a
30 3. 4t
14  5
7 1. 9x  22  23
4x 2. 3  9  2y
3 3. 5x  36  24
2x

x9 y  9 x  20
x  2 a3 t  2.5 7n 5n x
4 x6
4. 9  62  9  48 5. 5  7 6. 8(k
6)  3(k
33)
3y y 3k 12k
4. 19c
31  26c  74 5. 8  9  13
8 6. 5
44  25

8
n  63 x  29 k  10.2
2x  1 r r
7. 3  4x
3 8. 7d
13  35  4d 9. 5  26  2  29
c  15 y  88 k  300
7. 10a  37  6a
51 8. 5w
9.9  4.8
8w 9. 15  x  2(x
3) x  1 d2 r  10
w w 2m m
10. 4
5  3
10 11. 5
17  2  7 12. 5(5a
3)  14a  29

a  22 w  1.7 x3 w  60 m  240 a  4

w 3w 1
10. 15y
14  2(5y
6) 11. 14  8  4  21 12. 2(6x  4)  4x  9 2x  9 1 3n  7
13. 3  10  5x 14. 5m  6  2.5m  42 15. 2
  5  0.25n

x  15 m  14.4 n  1.2
y  0.4 w  40 x7
y y 2x  9 16. The sum of five and eight times a number is the same
13. 4(3d  2)  8d  5 14. 3
11  2  3 15. 3  8  3x
as fifty plus one-half the number. Find the number.

3 6
d  4 y  84 x3
17. Jack and Jessica earned the same amount last week.
They both work for the same hourly rate. Jack worked
16. Forty-eight decreased by a number is the same as eighteen hours and had $42 deducted from his pay.
the difference of four times the number and seven. Jessica worked fifteen hours and had $18 deducted
Find the number. 11 from her pay. What was each person’s salary last week
after deductions?
17. The square and the equilateral
triangle at the right have the same $102
perimeter. Find the length of the 3x
sides of the triangle.

12 units x
5

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