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Answer Key 2.2

  1. \(\begin{array}{rrrrl}
    \\ \\ \\ \\
    5&+&\dfrac{n}{4}&=&\phantom{-}4 \\
    -5&&&&-5 \\
    \hline
    &&4 \left(\dfrac{n}{4}\right)&=&(-1)4 \\ \\
    &&n&=&-4
    \end{array}\)
  2. \(\begin{array}{rrlrr}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    -2&=&-2m&+&12 \\
    -12&&&-&12 \\
    \hline
    \dfrac{-14}{-2}&=&\dfrac{-2m}{-2}&& \\ \\
    m&=&7&&
    \end{array}\)
  3. \(\begin{array}{rrrrr}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    102&=&-7r&+&4 \\
    -4&&&-&4 \\
    \hline
    \dfrac{98}{-7}&=&\dfrac{-7r}{-7}&& \\ \\
    r&=&-14&&
    \end{array}\)
  4. \(\begin{array}{rrrrr}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    27&=&21&-&3x \\
    -21&&-21&& \\
    \hline
    \dfrac{6}{-3}&=&\dfrac{-3x}{-3}&& \\ \\
    x&=&-2&&
    \end{array}\)
  5. \(\begin{array}{rrrrr}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    -8n&+&3&=&-77 \\
    &-&3&&-3 \\
    \hline
    &&\dfrac{-8n}{-8}&=&\dfrac{-80}{-8} \\ \\
    &&n&=&10
    \end{array}\)
  6. \(\begin{array}{rrrrl}
    \\ \\ \\
    -4&-&b&=&\phantom{+}8 \\
    +4&&&&+4 \\
    \hline
    &&(-b&=&\phantom{-}12)(-1) \\
    &&b&=&-12
    \end{array}\)
  7. \(\begin{array}{rrl}
    \\ \\ \\
    \dfrac{0}{-6}&=&\dfrac{-6v}{-6} \\ \\
    v&=&0
    \end{array}\)
  8. \(\begin{array}{rrcrl}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    -2&+&\dfrac{x}{2}&=&\phantom{+}4 \\
    +2&&&&+2 \\
    \hline
    &&2\left(\dfrac{x}{2}\right)&=&\phantom{+}(6)2 \\ \\
    &&x&=&12
    \end{array}\)
  9. \(\begin{array}{rrcrr}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    -8&=&\dfrac{x}{5}&-&6 \\
    +6&&&+&6 \\
    \hline
    5(-2)&=&\left(\dfrac{x}{5}\right) 5&& \\ \\
    x&=&-10&&
    \end{array}\)
  10. \(\begin{array}{rrcrr}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    -5&=&\dfrac{a}{4}&-&1 \\
    +1&&&+&1 \\
    \hline
    4(-4)&=&\left(\dfrac{a}{4}\right) 4&& \\ \\
    a&=&-16&&
    \end{array}\)
  11. \(\begin{array}{rrcrr}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    0&=&-7&+&\dfrac{k}{2} \\
    +7&&+7&& \\
    \hline
    2(7)&=&\left(\dfrac{k}{2}\right)2&& \\ \\
    k&=&14&&
    \end{array}\)
  12. \(\begin{array}{rrrrr}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    -6&=&15&+&3p \\
    -15&&-15&& \\
    \hline
    \dfrac{-21}{3}&=&\dfrac{3p}{3}&& \\ \\
    p&=&-7&&
    \end{array}\)
  13. \(\begin{array}{rrrrl}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    -12&+&3x&=&\phantom{+1}0 \\
    +12&&&&+12 \\
    \hline
    &&\dfrac{3x}{3}&=&\dfrac{12}{3} \\ \\
    &&x&=&4
    \end{array}\)
  14. \(\begin{array}{rrrrr}
    \\ \\ \\ \\ \\
    -5m&+&2&=&27 \\
    &-&2&&-2 \\
    \hline
    &&\dfrac{-5m}{-5}&=&\dfrac{25}{-5} \\ \\
    &&m&=&-5
    \end{array}\)

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