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GRE - Equation Solving Refresher
GRE - Equation Solving Refresher
Equation solving
Isolate the variable by performing the same operation to both sides of the equation Examples:
x + 7 = 11 7 7 Subtract 7 from both sides x=4
What you do to one side of the equation, you must do to the other side
2 x + 6 = 7 x 24 2 x 2x 6 = 5 x 24 +24 + 24 30 = 5 x 5 5 6= x
Subtract 2x from both sides Add 24 to both sides Divide both sides by 5
3 ( 2 x 1) + 4 x 11 = 8 6 x 3 + 4 x 11 = 8
To check your answers, plug in the value for x into the equation
x = 2.2
GRE
Equation solving
Practice: Solve each equation for x a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)
2 x 3 = 15
2 x = 14 3 5 x + 8 = 23 10 2 x = 14 3 x + 2 x + x = 66
2 ( 5 x 8 ) = 44 4 x + 7 2 6 x = 17 7 x 8 = 3 x + 12
3 ( x 1) = 21 2 ( 2 x + 3 ) = 3 x 11
k) 2 x + 13 = 22 l)
x + x + 3 + x + 5 = 4x 1
m) 3 ( 2 3 x ) = 3 ( x + 2 ) 4 x n) 19 = 5 8 x o)
2 x + 2 + 7 x 9 = x 2 + 3 x + 10