Chapter 6.

1 Answer key:

1 6 44 multiply by 4 81 Incorrect:
2 5 45 divide by -5 m=−12
3 24 46 -7 82 Incorrect:
4 3 47 mulitply by -3 m=−90
5 9 x +4 48 divide by -3 83 Correct: -12
6 12 x−6 49 −2 , 24/23 84 m=−17
7 −8 x +4 50 3 x+ 6=12 , 2 85 m=−10
8 −7 x−2 51 2 x−4=10 , 7 86 m=10
9 x +3=14 52 −6 x +7=13 ,−1 87 15 by 19
10 x +3=10 53 3 x+ 4=13 , 3 88 1900
11 3 x=15 54 2 x−9=3 ,6 8
38.888 or 38
∘
89
12 x=11 55 −4 x+1=−11, 3 9
13 x=7 56 7, Plug m=7
14 x=5 into 4 m+3=31 and
15 x +4=12 confirm that it is true.
16 x +6=9 57 7
17 4 x=−12 58 10
18 x=8 59 11
19 x=3 −10
60
20 x=−3 3
21 yes 61 -15
22 yes 62 -1
23 yes 63 -2
24 yes 64 -2
25 m=11 65 3
26 m=1 66 -10
27 m=10 67 4
28 m=3 68 20
29 subtracting 69 m=20
30 adding 70 m=20
31 dividing 71 m=10
32 multiplying 72 m=−10
33 zero (+5−5=0), 73 m=−45
one (2 ×1/2=1) 74 m=20
34 5 75 m=−81
35 17 76 m=−22
36 5 −27
77 m=
37 30 4
38 x +6=14 , 8 78 m=10
39 x−6=5 , 11 51
79 m=
40 5 x=15 , 3 5
41 -3 10
80 m=
42 +6 3
43 divide by 3
6.1 Exercise set key:

1. a) yes b) no c) no d) yes e) yes f) yes g) no h) yes i) no

j) yes

2. a) 4 b) 10 c) -10 d) -4 e) -4 f) -10 g) -5 h) 5 i) -1 j) 1

3. a) 18 b) -18c) -18 d) 18 e) 10 f) 15 g) 15 h) -5 i) -8 ј) 8
1 −1
4. a) 12 b) 3 c) -12 d) -3 e) 50 f) 2 g) 10 h) i) -9 j)
10 9
1
5. a) 1 b) -6 c) 3 d) -3 e) -5 f) 2 g) 3 h) -5 i) 4 j) 0 k) 1 I)
2
17 37
m) -1 n) -7 o) -7 p) -6 q) r)
5 7
6. a) 2 x−3=x −2; x=1 b) −3 x−2=− x+ 4 ; x=−3 c) 4 x−5=−x ; x=1

d) −2 x+ 3=3 x−2 ; x=1 e) −2 x+1=x−5 ; x=2 f) 3 x−2=x + 4 ; x=3

7. a) iii b) iv c) i d) iv
a
8. a) b= b) b=a−c c) b=a+ c d) b=c−a e) b=ac
c
c
f) b= g) b=a−dc h) b=2 a−c
a
n n
9. a) n+3=12 b) 2 n−5=15 c) 5 n=2n+ 8 d) + 2n=10 e) =7 f) n+3 n=12
3 5

10. Let x=¿ shorter piece, then x +3 x=36 → x=9 cm long

11. Let x=¿ first angle, then x +4 x + x +30∘=180∘ →6 x=150∘ → x=25∘, therefore
∘ ∘ ∘
25 ,55 , and 100
12. Let x=¿ first page, then x +(x +1)=111→ 2 x=110 → x=55; pages are 55 and
56

13. Let x=¿ the missing number, then 2 x+36=5 x → 3 x+ 36 → x=12; original
number is 12

14. Let x=km traveled, then 0.60 x +3=19.20 → 0.60 x=16.20 → x=27 ; can travel for
27 km

15. Let x=¿ width, then length ¿ 3 x−2; perimeter

¿ 2 x+2 (3 x −2)=28→ 8 x=32 → x=4 ; length ¿ 3(4)−2=10 cm , width 4 cm
 84
16. Let x=¿ price of camera before tax, then 1.12 x=84 → x= =75 ; original
1.12
cost is $ 75

17. Let x=¿ first integer, then

x +2( x +1)+(x+ 2)−5=27 → x+ 2 x +2+ x−3=27 → 4 x=28 → x=7; numbers are 7, 8 ,
and 9

Chapter 6.2 Answer key:

1 m=7 9 1 is the only 19 m=−12

40 solution 40
2 m= 20 m=
3 10 Yes 3
3 m=−3 11 No 21 m=−5
4 m=4 12 yes 22 2
−15 13 no 23 3
5 m=
2 14 yes 24 -1
6 1 15 yes 25 3
7 -1 16 no 26 2
8 4 17 no 27 3
18 m=−7
6.2 Exercise set key:

A. Solve the following.

1 7 10 −2.6 11
21 1
−7 11 5 14
2
8 12 1.8 22 3
10 1 23 −2.2
3 1 13 2
19 18 24 3
1 14 4 ⋅6 1
4 1 25 −1
14 15 1 7
5 2 ⋅3 16 -17 18
26 1
6 6 17 15.25 23
4 18 1.8 3 27 3.5
7 −1
7 2 28 3.6
19 1
8 23 15 29 10.3
9 3.25 20 −1.5 30 7

B. Extra Practice. Solve the following.

1 9 -1.3 18 2.5 3
1
6 5 19 -80
10 2
3 6 20 6.4
2 13
7 2 21 -0.3
11 −3
2 13 22 -1
3 1
19 12 -3 6
23 6
4 −25 13 -1.5 7
1 25 24 -1.5
5 10 14 5
2 29 25 0
3 15 −12 ⋅5 26 -10
6 3
8 16 −1.57 27 24
7 3 −5 28 -6
17
8 21 6 29 6
30 5

6.3 Answer key :

1 m=3 35 Multiply both 62 m=8
2 m=−4 sides by 15 . 11
63 m=
3 m=−6 75 3
36 m=
4 m=5 22 16
64 m=
8 75 5
5 m= 37 m=
3 22 65 m=−13
6 m=−2 15 −20
38 m= 66 m=
−35 7 3
7
9 15 67 m=−7
39 m=
8 m=−1 7 a (m+ n)=h
15 12 am+ an=h
9 m= 40 m=
4 29 68 am=h−an
10 m=−10 48 h−an
41 m= m=
−35 5 a
11 m=
2 42 m=13 h−an
12 11 cm by 11 cm m ¿
43 m=13 a
13 14 km −8 h an
44 m= 69 m ¿ −
14 $ 625 9 a a
15 4 45 m=3 h
16 2 11 m ¿ −n
46 m= a
17 2 16 70 m=25
18 -2 −7 71 m=35
47 m=
19 -6 12 72 m=6
20 -3 8 73 m=60
48 m=
21 -2 19 74 m=30−n
22 m=−2 10 75 m=30+ n
13 49 m=
23 m= 13 30
18 25 76 m=
50 m= n
24 m=1 11 77 m=30 n
1 13 78 m=x−n
25 m= 51 m=
2 14 79 m=x +n
26 m=0 15 x
3 52 m= 80 m=
27 m= 14 n
5 7 81 m=xn
3 53 m=
28 m= 18 82 m=x−ng
4 54 m=2.5 or 5/2 83 m=x +ng
29 m=6 55 m=2.5 or 5/2 x
−18 56 m=2.5 or 5/2 84 m=
30 m= ng
7 13 85 m=ngx
31 m=−4 57 m=
2 86 m=15
−1 58 m=7 87 m=20
32 m=
6 59 m=2.5 88 m=14
33 Multiply both 13 89 m=40
sides by 3 . 60 m=
2
34 Multiply both 61 m=6
sides by 5 .
 35−n 99 Same as 217 C
90 m= or 114 M=
2 100 2 A /h AB
n 101 9.2 C
17.5− 115 B=
2 P−21 P AM
102 w= or −l
35+n 2 2 116 M =CAB
91 m= or
2 103 17.5 cm M
117 B= ◻
n 6 AC
17.5+ 104 M=
2 5 AB
118 M=
92 m=15−n 5 C
105 M=
93 m=60−2 n 3 CM
119 B=
B−n 6 A
94 m= or 106 M=
A 5 AC
120 M= ◻
B n 5 B
− 107 M=
A A 3 AC
121 B=
B+n B n 25 M
95 m= or + 108 M=
A A A 2 122 M =B−N
B 109 M =6 6 B−2 N
96 m= −n or 123 M=
A 9 5
110 M=
B+ An 2 4
124 M= +N
A 10 A
111 M=
97 m=(B−n) A OR 3 5
125 M= −A
AB , An 20 2N
112 M=
5 3 126 M =N −B
(F−32)=C or
9 15
98 113 M=
5 F 160 2
− =C
9 9
6 B +2 N
M=
5
6.3 Exercise set
1
1.a) 1b) 5 c) 1 d) -1 e) 1 f) 24 g) 2 h) 4 i) 15 j) 28 k) -1 I) m) -2
2
32
n) -3 o) -12p)
7
−1 −5
2.a) 7b) 7 c) 3 d) 2 e) 5 f) 3 g) h) -13i) -7 j) 0 k) I) 5 m) 2
2 2
n) 4
3 1
3.a) 20 b) 0.2c) 1 d) 2 e) 8 f) 4 g) -5 h) -3 i) 4 j) k) l) 1
4 2
−1 9
m) n)
5 11
5
4.a) 26 b) c) -59 d) -31e) 30 f) 40 g) 100 h) 2000 i) -1.9j) -4.6
4
6
k) -2 I) 4 m) 5 n)
25

5.Let x=¿ years, then 2(6+ x)=37 + x → 12+ 2 x=37+ x → x=25; in 25 years

6.Let x=¿ smaller number, then 2(x +14)−x =97 → 2 x +28−x =97 → x =69; numbers
are 69 and 83

7.Let x=¿ smaller number, x +5=¿ larger number, then

4 x−3−3 ( x+ 5)=11→ 4 x−3−3 x −15=11→ x=29; numbers are 29 and 34

8.Let x=¿ smallest angle, then x +2 x + x +12∘=180∘ → 4 x=168∘ → x=42∘; angles are
∘ ∘ ∘
42 , 54 , and 84
7 7
9.Let x=¿ missing number, then 0.25 x +3.5=2 x → x= → x=2; number is 2
4 2
3 3
10.Let x=¿ missing number, then 16− x=7 →− x=−9 → x=12; number is 12
4 4
x 5
11.Let x=¿ missing number, then +2 x=x−5 → x=−5→ x=−4; number is -4
4 4
12.Let n=¿ number of nickels, then

0.05 n+ 0.10(20− x)=1.40 → 5 x +10(20−x )=140 →5 x +200−10 x=140 →−5 x=−60→ x=12 ; 12 nickels
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