a, 2(x – 5) – 3(x + 7) = 14
⇔ 2x - 10 - 3x - 21 = 14
⇔ 2x - 3x = 10 + 21 + 14
⇔ -x = 45
⇔ x = -45
b. 5(x – 6) – 2(x + 3) = 12
⇔ 5x - 30 - 2x - 6 = 12
⇔ 5x - 2x = 30 + 6 + 12
⇔ 3x = 48
⇔ x = 16
c, 3(x – 4) – (8 – x) = 12
⇔ 3x - 12 - 8 + x = 12
⇔ 3x + x = 12 + 12 + 8
⇔ 4x = 32
⇔ x = 8
d. -7(3x – 5) + 2(7x – 14) = 28
⇔ -21x + 35 + 14x - 28 = 28
⇔ -21x + 14x = -35 + 28 + 28
⇔ -7x = 21
⇔ x = -3
e. 5(3 – 2x) + 5(x – 4) = 6 – 4x
⇔ 15 - 10x + 5x - 20 = 6 - 4x
⇔ -10x + 5x + 4x = -15 +20 +6
⇔ -x = 11
⇔ x = -11
f. -5(2 – x) + 4(x – 3) = 10x – 15
⇔ -10 + 5x + 4x - 12 = 10x - 15
⇔ 5x + 4x - 10x = 10 + 12 - 15
⇔ -x = 7
⇔ x = -7
k. -7(5 – x) – 2(x – 10) = 15
⇔ -35 + 7x - 2x + 20 = 15
⇔ 7x - 2x = 35 - 20 + 15
⇔ 5x = 30
⇔ x = 6
p. 7(x – 9) – 5(6 – x) = – 6 + 11x
⇔ 7x - 63 - 30 + 5x = -6 +11x
⇔ 7x + 5x -11x = 63 +30 -6
⇔ x = 87
q. 10(x – 7) – 8(x + 5) = 6.(-5) + 24
⇔ 10x - 70 - 8x - 40 = -6
⇔ 10x - 8x = 70 + 40 - 6
⇔ 2x = 104
⇔ x = 52