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Proofs Worksheet #1
Properties from Algebra
Justify each statement with a postulate from algebra:
1. If 6x 7 = 29, then 6x = 36

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2. If 6x = 36, then x = 6.

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x
= 2, then x = 18
9
4. If 3x + 5 = -22, then 3x = -27

3. If

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5. If 3x = -27, then x = -9

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6. 3(x + y) = 3x + 3y

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7. If x + 5 = 16, then x = 11

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8. If

x
=10, then z = 50
5

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9. If 2x 5 = -3, then 2x = 2

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10. If 5y = -20, then y = -4

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11. 2(a + b) = 2a + 2b

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12. If 2x + y = 70 and y = 3x, then

2x + 3x = 70
13. If 2(x + 1) = 8, then 2x + 2 = 8

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Justify each step.

14.

4x 5 = -2

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4x = 3

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x=

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15.

16.

17.

3a 6
=
2 5
12
3a =
5
4
a=
5
z+7
= -11
3
z + 7 = -33

19.

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z = -40

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15y + 7 = 12 20y

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35y + 7 = 12

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35y = 5

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y=
18.

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1
7

2
b = 8 2b
3
2b = 3 (8 - 2b)

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2b = 24 6b

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8b = 24

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b=3

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x2 4+ x
=
2
5
5 ( x 2) = 2 ( 4 + x)

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5x 10 = 3 + 2x

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3x 10 = 8

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3x = 18

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x=6

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