Chapter 2 Solving Equations

Chapter 2 Get Ready!

• Lesson 1-4 Describing a Pattern

  Describe the relationship shown in each table below using words and using an equation.

  1. Number of Lawns Mowed	Money Earned
     1	$7.50
     2	$15.00
     3	$22.50
     4	$30.00

  2. Number of Hours	Pages Read
     1	30
     2	60
     3	90
     4	120

• Lesson 1-5 Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers

  Simplify each expression.

  3. 6 + ( − 3 ) 6 plus open negative 3 close
  4. − 4 − 6 negative 4 minus 6
  5. − 5 − ( − 13 ) negative 5 minus open negative 13 close
  6. − 7 + ( − 1 ) negative 7 plus open negative 1 close
  7. − 4.51 + 11.65 negative , 4.51 , plus , 11.65
  8. 8.5 − ( − 7.9 ) 8.5 minus open negative 7.9 close
  9. 3 10 − 3 4 3 tenths , minus , 3 fourths
  10. 1 5 + ( − 2 3 ) 1 fifth , plus . open , negative , 2 thirds , close
• Lesson 1-6 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers

  Simplify each expression.

  11. − 85 ÷ ( − 5 ) negative 85 divides open negative 5 close
  12. 7 ( − 6 14 ) 7 . open , negative , 6 fourteenths , close
  13. 4 2 ( − 6 ) 2 4 squared . open negative 6 close squared
  14. 22 ÷ ( − 8 ) 22 divides open negative 8 close
• Lesson 1-7 Combining Like Terms

  Simplify each expression.

  15. 14 k 2 − ( − 2 k 2 ) 14 , k squared , minus open negative 2 , k squared , close
  16. 4xy + 9xy
  17. 6 t + 2 − 4 t 6 t plus 2 minus 4 t
  18. 9 x − 4 + 3 x 9 x minus 4 plus 3 x

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