LINEAR

EQUATIONS
 LINEAR EQUATIONS

A linear equation in one variable x is an

equation that can be written in the
standard form ax + b = c, where a, b,
and c are real numbers with a ≠ 0.
 LINEAR EQUATIONS
SOLVING LINEAR EQUATION

To solve an equation in x, the goal is to

isolate x by rewriting the standard form
equation in the form of

x = constant
 LINEAR EQUATIONS
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SOLVE THE FOLLOWING LINEAR

EQUATION

1. 5x – 14 = 31

2. 6 (y + 8) – 2 = y – 9

𝑎 𝑎
3. + =6
4 2
 LINEAR EQUATIONS
4. 6 (x + 2) = 30

5. 5 – (2y - 4) = 15

6. 2a + 5 = 13

7. -25 (x - 100) = 16 (x – 100)

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8. 26 – (3x - 10) = 6

9. 8z – 2(z - 5) = 6

10. 5(2p - 5) + 2(p - 3) = 4(p -1)

11. 7r + 8(r + 2) = 6r
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12. 12t – 8 = 4(t - 7)

13. 12 = 6(y + 1) – 8 (1 - y)

14. 5 (3x - 7) + 8 (9 – 2x) = 3 (15 + 4x)

𝟑 𝟏
𝟏𝟓. 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐 + 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟓 = 𝟐𝟓
𝟓 𝟏𝟎
 LINEAR EQUATIONS
+

SOLVE THE FOLLOWING LINEAR EQUATION

1. 5x – 14 = 31

2. 6 (y + 8) – 2 = y – 9

𝒂 𝒂
3. + =𝟔
𝟒 𝟐
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4. 6 (x + 2) = 30

5. 5 – (2y - 4) = 15

6. 2a + 5 = 13

7. -25 (x - 100) = 16 (x – 100)

 LINEAR EQUATIONS
8. 26 – (3x - 10) = 6

9. 8z – 2(z - 5) = 6
 LINEAR EQUATIONS
10. 5(2p - 5) + 2(p - 3) = 4(p -1)

11. 7r + 8(r + 2) = 6r
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12. 12t – 8 = 4(t - 7)

13. 12 = 6(y + 1) – 8 (1 - y)
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14. 5 (3x - 7) + 8 (9 – 2x) = 3 (15 + 4x)

𝟑 𝟏
15. (𝟑𝐱 − 𝟐) + 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟓 = 𝟐𝟓
𝟓 𝟏𝟎
 LINEAR EQUATIONS

1. 3x - 8 = 7
2. 3a – 2 = 9
3. 5b + 6 = 7b + 18
4. 17x – 24 = 10x + 60
5. 9n – 8 + 6n = 14 –n
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6. 4 (4q - 6) + 2 (3q + 5) = 7q – 9

7. 4 (5m + 6) – 7 = 28

8. 9p + 2 – 2 (3p + 8) = 5p

9. 5x – 5 (3 – 2x) = 60
𝟒 𝟐 𝟑
𝟏𝟎. 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟗 − 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟕 = (𝟓𝒙 − 𝟏𝟔)
𝟕 𝟑 𝟏𝟒
 APPLICATIONS
OF
LINEAR EQUATIONS
TRANSLATING KEY WORDS AND PHRASES

KEY WORDS AND VERBAL ALGEBRAIC

PHRASES DESCRIPTION EXPRESSION

ADDITION:

sum, plus, the sum of x and 10 x + 10

greater than, 8 increased by a 8+a
increased by,
more than,
total of
SUBTRACTION:

difference, z is subtracted from 7 7-z

minus, less than, 6 less than r r-6
decreasedby, x minus 4 x-4
reduced by,
subtracted from,
the remainder
MULTIPLICATION:

product, 15 times y 15y

multiplied by,
twice, thrice,
times,
 EXPRESSION

DIVISION:

Quotient, the ratio of 6 and m

Ratio,
divided by,
 EXPRESSION

1. the sum of a number and 12

x + 12

2. the product of a number and 100

100x

3. three more than twice a number

3 + 2x or 2x + 3
 EXPRESSION

4. fifteen times the sum of a number and

eight
15(x + 8)
5. the quotient of a number and 17
𝒙
𝟏𝟕
6. the product of 8 and the sum of 6 and a number
8(6 + a)
 EXPRESSION

7. the quotient of the difference of a number and 3 and

the product of 7 and a number
𝒙 −𝟑
𝟕𝒙

8. the sum of a number and 3 divided by the same

number
𝒙+𝟑
𝒙
 EXPRESSION

9. three fourths the sum of a number and 5

𝟑
(𝒙 + 𝟓)
𝟒

10. fifty subtracted from three times a number

3x - 50
 TRANSLATE EACH PHRASE INTO ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSION

1. the product of 8 and the sum of 6 and a number

2. the quotient of the difference of a number and 3 and
the product of 7 and a number
3. the sum of a number and 3 divided by the same
number
4. three fourths the sum of a number and 5
5. fifty subtracted from three times a number
 TRANSLATE EACH PHRASE INTO ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSION

6. two more than three times a number

7. five less than twice a certain number
8. sum of a number and 10
9. difference of a number and 10
10. Four more than the sum of a
number and 10
 TRANSLATE EACH PHRASE INTO ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSION

6. two more than

three times a
number
TRANSLATE EACH PHRASE INTO ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSION

7. five less than twice

a certain number
TRANSLATE EACH PHRASE INTO ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSION

8. sum of a
number and 10
TRANSLATE EACH PHRASE INTO ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSION

9. difference of a
number and 10
 SAMPLE PROBLEM

One number is two

more than thrice
another. Their sum is
30. Find the numbers.
 REPRESENT

Let; x = the first number

Then; 3x + 2 = the other

number
 RELATE

The relationship between the

numbers
x and 3x + 2
and the other number, 30,
gives an equation
 EQUATE AND SOLVE

EQUATE:
x + 3x + 2 = 30 (the sum is 30)

SOLVE:
x + 3x + 2 = 30
4x + 2 = 30
4x = 28
x=7
 Therefore,
the first number is 7
and the other
number is
3x + 2 = 3(7) + 2 = 23
 PROVE

Prove that the numbers satisfy the

problem

Their sum is 30: 7 + 23 = 30

23 is 2 more than thrice 7 :

3(7) + 2 = 21 + 2 = 23
 SAMPLE PROBLEM

1. The sum of two numbers is 29 and

their difference is 5. Find the
numbers.
2. The sum of two even numbers is 30.
The larger number is twelve more
than one-half the smaller number.
Find the numbers.
 SOLVE THE FOLLOWING NUMBER
1. Four times a number increased by 7
is 15. Find the number.
2. Twice a number increased by 8 is
22. Find the number.
3. Thirty-eight is equal to thrice a
number increased by 5. Find the
number.
4. The sum of five times a number and
twelve is 32. Find the number.
5. If seven times a number is added to
33, the result is 75. Find the number.
6. If 6 times a number is added to 19, the
result is 79. Find the number.
7. The difference between 10 times a
number and 16 is 74. Find the number.
8. The sum of 8 times a number and 16 is
88. Find the number.
9. One number is four times another. The
sum of both numbers and 12 is 37.
Find the number.
10. One number is 40 more than another.
Find the number if their sum is 48.