Simple Linear Equations (A)
Solve for each variable.
1. 3b + 9 = −18
2. 3v + 1 = 22
3. 3y − 2 = 10
4. 2z + 1 = 15
5. −2b − (−7) = 11
6. 3c − 9 = −27
7. −3c − 4 = 2
8. −3c + 8 = −10
9. 2c − 8 = −18
10. 3a − 5 = −23
11. −2a − 8 = −4
12. 3z − 2 = −26
13. 2u + 7 = 5
14. 3a − (−1) = −5
15. −2u + (−1) = −13
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Simple Linear Equations (A) Answers
Solve for each variable.
1. 3b + 9 = −18
b = −9
2. 3v + 1 = 22
v = 7
3. 3y − 2 = 10
y = 4
4. 2z + 1 = 15
z = 7
5. −2b − (−7) = 11
b = −2
6. 3c − 9 = −27
c = −6
7. −3c − 4 = 2
c = −2
8. −3c + 8 = −10
c = 6
9. 2c − 8 = −18
c = −5
10. 3a − 5 = −23
a = −6
11. −2a − 8 = −4
a = −2
12. 3z − 2 = −26
z = −8
13. 2u + 7 = 5
u = −1
14. 3a − (−1) = −5
a = −2
15. −2u + (−1) = −13
u = 6
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Simple Linear Equations (B)
Solve for each variable.
1. 2b + (−7) = −21
2. −3y + 4 = 31
3. −2a + 2 = −18
4. −2y − 6 = 6
5. −2c + 7 = 27
6. 2b − 4 = −18
7. −2a − (−9) = 23
8. −3a + 1 = 1
9. 2v − 9 = 5
10. 3z − (−10) = 1
11. 2x + 8 = 4
12. −3v + (−4) = 11
13. 2v − 10 = 0
14. 3u + 9 = 15
15. −2c − 7 = −5
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Simple Linear Equations (B) Answers
Solve for each variable.
1. 2b + (−7) = −21
b = −7
2. −3y + 4 = 31
y = −9
3. −2a + 2 = −18
a = 10
4. −2y − 6 = 6
y = −6
5. −2c + 7 = 27
c = −10
6. 2b − 4 = −18
b = −7
7. −2a − (−9) = 23
a = −7
8. −3a + 1 = 1
a = 0
9. 2v − 9 = 5
v = 7
10. 3z − (−10) = 1
z = −3
11. 2x + 8 = 4
x = −2
12. −3v + (−4) = 11
v = −5
13. 2v − 10 = 0
v = 5
14. 3u + 9 = 15
u = 2
15. −2c − 7 = −5
c = −1
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Simple Linear Equations (C)
Solve for each variable.
1. −3u + (−6) = 21
2. 3c + (−2) = −20
3. 2c − 8 = −18
4. −3x − (−5) = 32
5. 2x − 4 = −18
6. 2c − (−7) = 13
7. 2v − (−3) = 13
8. 2v − (−8) = 20
9. −3u − 2 = 13
10. −3y + 2 = 26
11. −2u − 2 = 14
12. −3y + (−6) = −27
13. 2y − 9 = −19
14. −2z − 1 = 9
15. −3z + 1 = −26
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Simple Linear Equations (C) Answers
Solve for each variable.
1. −3u + (−6) = 21
u = −9
2. 3c + (−2) = −20
c = −6
3. 2c − 8 = −18
c = −5
4. −3x − (−5) = 32
x = −9
5. 2x − 4 = −18
x = −7
6. 2c − (−7) = 13
c = 3
7. 2v − (−3) = 13
v = 5
8. 2v − (−8) = 20
v = 6
9. −3u − 2 = 13
u = −5
10. −3y + 2 = 26
y = −8
11. −2u − 2 = 14
u = −8
12. −3y + (−6) = −27
y = 7
13. 2y − 9 = −19
y = −5
14. −2z − 1 = 9
z = −5
15. −3z + 1 = −26
z = 9
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Simple Linear Equations (D)
Solve for each variable.
1. −2c + 1 = 15
2. 3c − 9 = −15
3. 3a − (−4) = 7
4. −2u + 8 = 4
5. 3x − (−7) = 25
6. 2z + 10 = 6
7. 2a − (−8) = 18
8. 3c − 3 = 27
9. −2a − 3 = −15
10. −3c + (−7) = 17
11. −3c − 4 = −7
12. −2v + 9 = 27
13. 2a − 5 = −3
14. 3b + (−7) = 14
15. 2a + 1 = 3
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Simple Linear Equations (D) Answers
Solve for each variable.
1. −2c + 1 = 15
c = −7
2. 3c − 9 = −15
c = −2
3. 3a − (−4) = 7
a = 1
4. −2u + 8 = 4
u = 2
5. 3x − (−7) = 25
x = 6
6. 2z + 10 = 6
z = −2
7. 2a − (−8) = 18
a = 5
8. 3c − 3 = 27
c = 10
9. −2a − 3 = −15
a = 6
10. −3c + (−7) = 17
c = −8
11. −3c − 4 = −7
c = 1
12. −2v + 9 = 27
v = −9
13. 2a − 5 = −3
a = 1
14. 3b + (−7) = 14
b = 7
15. 2a + 1 = 3
a = 1
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Simple Linear Equations (E)
Solve for each variable.
1. −3z + (−8) = 1
2. 2v − 7 = 11
3. −3a − (−3) = −3
4. 2y − 7 = −1
5. −2y − (−9) = 9
6. 2v − 10 = −2
7. 2u + (−8) = −24
8. 2c + 7 = 13
9. 3z + 8 = −7
10. 2x − (−4) = 0
11. −2a − (−4) = 10
12. −3u − 4 = −19
13. 3u − (−10) = −2
14. −2u + 1 = 7
15. 2a + 9 = 11
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Simple Linear Equations (E) Answers
Solve for each variable.
1. −3z + (−8) = 1
z = −3
2. 2v − 7 = 11
v = 9
3. −3a − (−3) = −3
a = 2
4. 2y − 7 = −1
y = 3
5. −2y − (−9) = 9
y = 0
6. 2v − 10 = −2
v = 4
7. 2u + (−8) = −24
u = −8
8. 2c + 7 = 13
c = 3
9. 3z + 8 = −7
z = −5
10. 2x − (−4) = 0
x = −2
11. −2a − (−4) = 10
a = −3
12. −3u − 4 = −19
u = 5
13. 3u − (−10) = −2
u = −4
14. −2u + 1 = 7
u = −3
15. 2a + 9 = 11
a = 1
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Simple Linear Equations (F)
Solve for each variable.
1. −2v + 4 = 24
2. 3c + 1 = −26
3. 2y + 6 = 16
4. −2v + 9 = 3
5. −3a + 1 = −26
6. 3a + 5 = 35
7. 2u − (−4) = 2
8. −3x − 6 = −30
9. −2a + 8 = 26
10. −2x − (−7) = 5
11. 3z − (−3) = −21
12. 2x − 5 = −19
13. 2y − (−5) = 11
14. −3b − 7 = −7
15. 2v + 1 = −1
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Simple Linear Equations (F) Answers
Solve for each variable.
1. −2v + 4 = 24
v = −10
2. 3c + 1 = −26
c = −9
3. 2y + 6 = 16
y = 5
4. −2v + 9 = 3
v = 3
5. −3a + 1 = −26
a = 9
6. 3a + 5 = 35
a = 10
7. 2u − (−4) = 2
u = −1
8. −3x − 6 = −30
x = 8
9. −2a + 8 = 26
a = −9
10. −2x − (−7) = 5
x = 1
11. 3z − (−3) = −21
z = −8
12. 2x − 5 = −19
x = −7
13. 2y − (−5) = 11
y = 3
14. −3b − 7 = −7
b = 0
15. 2v + 1 = −1
v = −1
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Simple Linear Equations (G)
Solve for each variable.
1. 2c + 10 = −10
2. −2u − 1 = 9
3. −3b + 2 = −1
4. 3b + (−7) = 14
5. 3z − 9 = −15
6. −2z − 8 = −6
7. 3z − (−5) = −10
8. −3z + (−8) = 13
9. −2x − (−3) = 17
10. 2z − (−10) = 8
11. 3y − 4 = −19
12. 2a + (−8) = −2
13. 3a + 6 = 24
14. 2v + 7 = 19
15. −3a + 3 = −21
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Simple Linear Equations (G) Answers
Solve for each variable.
1. 2c + 10 = −10
c = −10
2. −2u − 1 = 9
u = −5
3. −3b + 2 = −1
b = 1
4. 3b + (−7) = 14
b = 7
5. 3z − 9 = −15
z = −2
6. −2z − 8 = −6
z = −1
7. 3z − (−5) = −10
z = −5
8. −3z + (−8) = 13
z = −7
9. −2x − (−3) = 17
x = −7
10. 2z − (−10) = 8
z = −1
11. 3y − 4 = −19
y = −5
12. 2a + (−8) = −2
a = 3
13. 3a + 6 = 24
a = 6
14. 2v + 7 = 19
v = 6
15. −3a + 3 = −21
a = 8
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Simple Linear Equations (H)
Solve for each variable.
1. 2c − 3 = −15
2. −3z + 2 = 5
3. −2v − 7 = −23
4. 2x + 3 = 1
5. 3b + (−9) = −24
6. 2v + (−3) = 7
7. 2c + (−10) = −6
8. 2v − (−8) = 18
9. 3x + (−4) = −1
10. 2z + 1 = 7
11. 2v − (−10) = 4
12. 3z − 2 = −17
13. −3c + 7 = 37
14. −2c + 4 = 18
15. 2v + 7 = 19
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Simple Linear Equations (H) Answers
Solve for each variable.
1. 2c − 3 = −15
c = −6
2. −3z + 2 = 5
z = −1
3. −2v − 7 = −23
v = 8
4. 2x + 3 = 1
x = −1
5. 3b + (−9) = −24
b = −5
6. 2v + (−3) = 7
v = 5
7. 2c + (−10) = −6
c = 2
8. 2v − (−8) = 18
v = 5
9. 3x + (−4) = −1
x = 1
10. 2z + 1 = 7
z = 3
11. 2v − (−10) = 4
v = −3
12. 3z − 2 = −17
z = −5
13. −3c + 7 = 37
c = −10
14. −2c + 4 = 18
c = −7
15. 2v + 7 = 19
v = 6
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Simple Linear Equations (I)
Solve for each variable.
1. 2c − 10 = 6
2. 3x − 7 = −19
3. −2c − (−6) = 16
4. −2a + (−8) = −4
5. 3z − 9 = 9
6. −3a + 6 = 27
7. 3b + (−4) = 14
8. −3c + 3 = 15
9. −2z + 8 = 14
10. 3c − 4 = 23
11. −3c + 8 = −4
12. −3x − 2 = 1
13. 2z + 2 = −10
14. 2v − 7 = −5
15. 3v − (−1) = 13
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Simple Linear Equations (I) Answers
Solve for each variable.
1. 2c − 10 = 6
c = 8
2. 3x − 7 = −19
x = −4
3. −2c − (−6) = 16
c = −5
4. −2a + (−8) = −4
a = −2
5. 3z − 9 = 9
z = 6
6. −3a + 6 = 27
a = −7
7. 3b + (−4) = 14
b = 6
8. −3c + 3 = 15
c = −4
9. −2z + 8 = 14
z = −3
10. 3c − 4 = 23
c = 9
11. −3c + 8 = −4
c = 4
12. −3x − 2 = 1
x = −1
13. 2z + 2 = −10
z = −6
14. 2v − 7 = −5
v = 1
15. 3v − (−1) = 13
v = 4
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Simple Linear Equations (J)
Solve for each variable.
1. 3c − 7 = 5
2. 3z + (−4) = −1
3. 2v + (−9) = −17
4. 2b − 2 = −22
5. 3z + 6 = 21
6. −2c − (−2) = −2
7. 3x − 2 = −26
8. −2z − (−9) = 13
9. −2b + (−8) = −4
10. 2y + 1 = 13
11. 2u − (−9) = 15
12. 2b − 5 = 7
13. 3y − 5 = −32
14. −2b + (−7) = −7
15. 3v − (−6) = 6
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Simple Linear Equations (J) Answers
Solve for each variable.
1. 3c − 7 = 5
c = 4
2. 3z + (−4) = −1
z = 1
3. 2v + (−9) = −17
v = −4
4. 2b − 2 = −22
b = −10
5. 3z + 6 = 21
z = 5
6. −2c − (−2) = −2
c = 2
7. 3x − 2 = −26
x = −8
8. −2z − (−9) = 13
z = −2
9. −2b + (−8) = −4
b = −2
10. 2y + 1 = 13
y = 6
11. 2u − (−9) = 15
u = 3
12. 2b − 5 = 7
b = 6
13. 3y − 5 = −32
y = −9
14. −2b + (−7) = −7
b = 0
15. 3v − (−6) = 6
v = 0
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