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B1.06: Exercises

After you work each of these problems, use some method of checking your answer and show that check right beside your solution. Don’t forget to prepare and fill out the homework cover sheet as you do the problems.

Part I

  1. Simplify 10(4x+5)10(4x+5)
  2. Simplify 6(x+9)-6(x+9)
  3. Simplify 2(3x7)2(3x-7)
  4. Simplify 175(4x12)17-5(4x-12)
  5. Solve 3x4=113x-4=11
  6. Find a formula for y (that is, solve for y in terms of x):   y7=4(x2)+12y-7=-4(x-2)+12
  7. Solve 0.750.08t=1.220.75-0.08t=1.22
  8. Solve 143=8x\frac{14}{3}=\frac{8}{x}
  9. Solve 733=x5\frac{7}{33}=\frac{x}{5}
  10. Solve 12x=6\frac{12}{x}=6
  11. Find a formula for h (that is, solve for h.) h36=mk\frac{h}{36}=\frac{m}{k}.
  12. Find a formula for d (that is, solve for d.) a0.37=rd\frac{a}{0.37}=\frac{r}{d}.
  13. Evaluate y=6+2xy=6+2x when x=7x=7
  14. Evaluate y=ux4y=u{{x}^{4}} when x=2x=2 and u=9u=9

Part II

  1. Solve 8x+7=318x+7=31
  2. Solve 6x14=406x-14=40
  3. Simplify 13(x+2)13(x+2)
  4. Simplify 8(x2)8(x-2)
  5. Solve 52=35x\frac{5}{2}=\frac{35}{x}
  6. Solve 9r=5430\frac{9}{r}=\frac{54}{30}
  7. Solve 75=x35\frac{7}{5}=\frac{x}{35}
  8. Solve 17=3x+217=-3x+2
  9. Find a formula for y (that is, solve for y): y7=4(x3)y-7=4(x-3)
  10. Find a formula for y (that is, solve for y): y15=3(x7)y-15=3(x-7)
  11. Find a formula for k (that is, solve for k.) m2.1=kt\frac{m}{2.1}=\frac{k}{t}.
  12. Find a formula for m (that is, solve for m.) bm=w17\frac{b}{m}=\frac{w}{17}.
  13. Evaluate L=ArtL=A\cdot{{r}^{t}} where A=10,    r=2,    t=5A=10,\,\,\,\,r=2,\,\,\,\,t=5
  14. Evaluate y=7x3y=7x-3 where x=5x=5

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