Linear equations and inequalities

Practice sheet

Fresh questions from the whole chapter, to do on paper.

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  1. Solve 3x+3=−183x + 3 = -18. x=  ?x = \;?
  2. Solve 4x+8=3x+94x + 8 = 3x + 9. x=  ?x = \;?
  3. Solve 6(x+4)=306(x + 4) = 30. x=  ?x = \;?
  4. Solve 7x+9y=237x + 9y = 23 for yy. y=  ?y = \;?
  5. A car moves at 2 miles per minute, so d=2td = 2t. Solve for tt. t=  ?t = \;?
  6. Solve y=9x+3y = 9x + 3 for xx. x=  ?x = \;?
  7. Solve 8x+5<458x + 5 < 45. Give the solution set as an interval.
  8. Solve −2x+17≤9-2x + 17 \le 9. Give the solution set as an interval.
  9. You have 109 dollars and tickets cost 9 dollars each. Solve 9t≤1099t \le 109: what is the greatest number of tickets you can buy?
  10. Solve ∣x−(4)∣=4|x - (4)| = 4. Enter all solutions.
  11. Solve ∣x−(4)∣<4|x - (4)| < 4. Give the solution set as an interval.
  12. Solve ∣x−(2)∣≥2|x - (2)| \geq 2. Give the solution set as an interval or a union of intervals.