Chapter 10: Equations

Worksheet B

1 Solve each of the following equations.

a 2b 3c
a =8 b =6 c 9=
3 5 4

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d 5e + 2 4f
d -2 = 4 e 7= f 12 + = 20
7 6 6

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2 Expand each of the following.

a 5(x + 8) b 3(6 – y) c 7(2z + 9)

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3 Simplify each of these expressions by collecting like terms.

a 4x – 9 + 3x b 8y + y + 7 – 5y – 2 c 9z – 6 – 4z + 10 + 3

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4 Solve each of the following equations by expanding the brackets first and, when
appropriate, simplifying by collecting like terms.

a 7(a – 3) = 35 b 28 = 4(5 + b) c 5(2c – 6) = 10

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 d 6(d – 4) + 9 = 3 e 2e + 3(e – 8) = 6 f 4(2f – 9) + 6(4 – f) = 8

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5 Consider the rule y = 5x – 7. Find the value of:

a y if x = 3 b y if x = 8 c x if y = 23

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6 Consider the rule a = b (9 – c). Find the value of:

a a if b = 5 and c = 6 b b if a = 18 and c = 7 c c if a = 32 and b = 4

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7 A taxi company charges different amounts of money based on the distance, d, in

kilometers the taxi travels and the time, t, in minutes that the passenger is in
the car.
t
If the cost in dollars of a taxi fare is given by the formula C = 4d - , find:
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a the cost of a 10 km journey that takes 20 minutes

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b how far the taxi travelled if a 10 minute journey cost $27

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c how long the journey took if a 6 km journey cost $18

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8 Mike the plumber charges a $30 call-out fee and $50 per hour. On one particular
job he earns $180.

a Define a variable for the number of hours Mike worked.

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b Write an equation to describe the problem.

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c Solve the equation algebraically.

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d For how many hours did Mike work?

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