Prealgebra (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134179018
Author: Jamie Blair, John Tobey Jr., Jeffrey Slater, Jenny Crawford
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 40RP
For each of the following problems:
a. Define the variable expressions.
b. Write an equation.
c. Solve the equation and determine the values asked for in the problem.
d. Check your answer.
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Prealgebra (6th Edition)
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Solve and check your solution. 63=2(3x)+3xCh. 7.1 - Solve and check your solution. 213=5x+3(4x)Ch. 7.1 - Solve and check your solution. 328=8x+2(2x)Ch. 7.1 - Solve and check your solution. x=9Ch. 7.1 - Solve and check your solution. x=16Ch. 7.1 - Solve and check your solution. x=4Ch. 7.1 - Solve and check your solution. x=6Ch. 7.1 - Solve. a. 2x=12 b. x2=12 c. x2=12 d. x+2=12Ch. 7.1 - Solve. a. 5y=20 b. y5=20 c. x5=20 d. x+5=20Ch. 7.1 - Solve. a. y10=9 b. y+10=9 c. y10=9 d. 10y=9Ch. 7.1 - Solve. a. x6=11 b. x+6=11 c. x6=11 d. 6x=11Ch. 7.1 - Solve. 15=a+5Ch. 7.1 - Solve. 2=y+7Ch. 7.1 - Solve. 5x+24x=4Ch. 7.1 - Solve. 7x+36x=4Ch. 7.1 - Solve. x7=2+32Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 72ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 73ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 74ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 75ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 76ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 77ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 78ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 79ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 80ECh. 7.1 - The sum of each row, each column, and each...Ch. 7.1 - Prob. 82ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 83ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 84ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 85ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 86ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 87ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 88ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 89ECh. 7.1 - Prob. 1QQCh. 7.1 - Prob. 2QQCh. 7.1 - Prob. 3QQCh. 7.1 - Prob. 4QQCh. 7.2 - Write in words the question asked by each...Ch. 7.2 - Write in words the question asked by each...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 3ECh. 7.2 - Fill in the boxes in each step with the values...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 5ECh. 7.2 - Fill in the boxes in each step with the values...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 7ECh. 7.2 - Fill in the boxes in each step with the values...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 9ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 3y9=12Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 11ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 7x10=18Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 13ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 15=6y3Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 3x2=12Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 17ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 6w+7=67Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 5y9=74Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 36=4x8Ch. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 1=75yCh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 2=94xCh. 7.2 - Prob. 25ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 10=46xCh. 7.2 - Prob. 27ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 3=92yCh. 7.2 - Prob. 29ECh. 7.2 - Simplify the left side of the equation by...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 31ECh. 7.2 - Simplify the left side of the equation by...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 33ECh. 7.2 - Simplify the left side of the equation by...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 35ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 36ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 37ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 38ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 39ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 40ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 41ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 42ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 43ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 44ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 45ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 46ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 47ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 48ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 2y+6=12Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 50ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 51ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 52ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 53ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 54ECh. 7.2 - Solve and check your solution. 13x=8x+20Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 56ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 57ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 58ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 59ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 60ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 61ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 62ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 63ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 64ECh. 7.2 - Prob. 1QQCh. 7.2 - Prob. 2QQCh. 7.2 - Prob. 3QQCh. 7.2 - Prob. 4QQCh. 7.3 - Prob. 1ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 2ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 3ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 4ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 5ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 6ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 7ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 8ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 9ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 10ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 11ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 12ECh. 7.3 - Solve and check your solution. 4(2x+1)=53xCh. 7.3 - Prob. 14ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 15ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 16ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 17ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 18ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 19ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 20ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 21ECh. 7.3 - Solve and check your solution. 4(x2)=2(x+6)+31Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 23ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 24ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 25ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 26ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 27ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 28ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 29ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 30ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 31ECh. 7.3 - Solve and check your solution. 3(5x+1)4x=16Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 33ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 34ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 35ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 36ECh. 7.3 - Solve and check your solution. (x2+3x1)(2x+1)=x25Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 38ECh. 7.3 - Is x=19 a solution to (2x+9)+(3x2)(5x+1)=2(x6)(x1)...Ch. 7.3 - Prob. 40ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 41ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 42ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 43ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 44ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 45ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 46ECh. 7.3 - Prob. 1QQCh. 7.3 - Prob. 2QQCh. 7.3 - Prob. 3QQCh. 7.3 - Prob. 4QQCh. 7.4 - Fill in the blanks. 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Find the missing numbers for sequence x, then...Ch. 7.5 - Prob. 34ECh. 7.5 - Prob. 35ECh. 7.5 - a. Find the missing numbers for sequence x, then...Ch. 7.5 - [5.6.1]Checker Board The dimensions of an opened...Ch. 7.5 - Use the following information for problems 13. The...Ch. 7.5 - Prob. 2QQCh. 7.5 - Use the following information for problems 13. The...Ch. 7.5 - Concept Check The high school marching band...Ch. 7 - Prob. 1RPCh. 7 - Prob. 2RPCh. 7 - Prob. 3RPCh. 7 - Prob. 4RPCh. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 5+22=x5Ch. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 67a=221Ch. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 3x+2(4x)=182Ch. 7 - Solve and check your solution. x=18Ch. 7 - Prob. 9RPCh. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 6x8=34Ch. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 2y+16=58Ch. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 20=87yCh. 7 - Prob. 13RPCh. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 14y=19Ch. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 8x75x=15Ch. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 6x=9x+36Ch. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 5x=2x+30Ch. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 3x85x=6Ch. 7 - Prob. 19RPCh. 7 - Prob. 20RPCh. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 8x95x+18=3x2+2xCh. 7 - Prob. 22RPCh. 7 - Prob. 23RPCh. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 4(2x+9)+5x=3Ch. 7 - Prob. 25RPCh. 7 - Prob. 26RPCh. 7 - Prob. 27RPCh. 7 - Solve and check your solution. 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