1.

x + 5 = 2
x= 2 - 5
x=-3

2. X - 6 = 8
x= 8 + 6
x = 14

3. 4 - x = - 20
4 + 20 = x
x = 24

4. x - 10 = 0
x= 0 + 10
x = 10

5. x + 2 = 5
x= 5 – 2
x=3

6. 12 - x = 16
12 - 16 = x
x=-4

7. 2( x + 2) = 5x
2x + 4 = 5x
4 = 5x – 2x
4/3 = 3x/3
x = 4/3
x = 1.333

8. x - 3 = 5x + 7
-7 – 3 = 5x – x
-10/4 = 4x/4
x = -10/4
x = - 2.5

9. 3 - 4x = -7 - 6x
3 + 7 = -6x + 4x
10/-2 = -2x/-2
x=-5

10. X - 2X = X +4
x – 2x – x = 4 (cancel the positive x and negative x)
-2x/-2 = 4/-2
x = -2