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Exercise 2.1
Question 1:
Solve the following: x 2 7

Answer 1:
x2 7

x22 = 7 + 2
x =9

[Adding 2 both sides]

Question 2:
Solve the following: y 3 10

Answer 2:
y 3 10

y 3 3 = 10 3

y =7

[Subtracting 3 both sides]

Question 3:
Solve the following: 6 z 2

Answer 3:
6 z2

62 z 22

4 z

[Subtracting 2 both sides]

z4

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Question 4:
Solve the following:

3
17
x
7
7

Answer 4:
3
17
x
7
7

3 3 17 3
x
7 7 7 7

17 3
7

14
7

[Subtracting

3
both sides]
7

x2

Question 5:
Solve the following: 6 x 12

Answer 5:
6 x 12

x 12

6 6

x2

[Dividing both sides by 6]

Question 6:
Solve the following:

t
10
5

Answer 6:
t
10
5

t
5 = 10 x 5
5

t = 50

[Multiplying both sides by 5]

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Question 7:
Solve the following:

2x
18
3

Answer 7:
2x
18
3
2x
3 18 3
3
2x 18 3
2 x 18 3

2
2

[Multiplying both sides by 3]

[Dividing both sides by 2]

x 27

Question 8:
Solve the following: 1.6

y
1.5

Answer 8:
1.6

y
1.5

1.6 1.5

2.40 y

y
1.5
1.5

[Multiplying both sides by 1.5]

y 2.40

Question 9:
Solve the following: 7 x 9 16

Answer 9:
7 x 9 16

7 x 9 9 16 9

7 x 25

[Adding 9 both sides]

7 x 25

7
7

[Dividing both sides by 7]

25
7

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Question 10:
Solve the following: 14 y 8 13

Answer 10:
14 y 8 13

14 y 8 8 13 8
14 y 21

[Adding 8 both sides]

14 y 21

14 14
3
y
2

[Dividing both sides by 14]

Question 11:
Solve the following: 17 6 p 9

Answer 11:
17 6 p 9

17 6 p 17 9 17
6 p 8

6 p 8

6
6

[Subtracting 17 from both sides]

[Dividing both sides by 6]

4
3

Question 12:
Solve the following:

x
7
1
3
15

Answer 12:
x
7
1
3
15

x
7
1 1 1
3
15

[Subtracting 1 from both sides]

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x 7 15

3
15
x 8

3 15
x
8
3 3
3
15
8
x
5

[Multiplying both sides by 3]

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