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Algebra: Combining Like Terms and Solving

1.If $x+x+x+x+x+5=10+x+x+x+x$, what is the value of $x$?

(A)4

(B)5

(C)-5

(D)-4

(E)6

 

2. If $-y-y-y-y-(-5y)+2=26-y$, what is the value of $y$?

(A)12

(B)-12

(C)3

(D)$-1\dfrac{2}{3}$

(E)$1\dfrac{2}{3}$

 

3. If $14z + 5z +z =-15x + -39y + (-1)$ and $x=4$ and $y=1$, what is the value of $z$?

 (A)$-\dfrac{99}{20}$

(B)$-\dfrac{100}{19}$

(C)5

(D)$\dfrac{100}{19}$

(E)-5

 

4. If $\dfrac{4x}{3}=16$ and $x^2 - 36 = -y + (-y) + 5y$, what is the value of $y$?

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