1) -(7-x) + (3x-14) = -(x+4) - (2x-8)-7 + x + 3x - 14 = -x - 4 - 2x + 84x - 21 = -3x + 44x + 3x = 21 + 47x = 25x = 25/7
2) (21-a) - (20-2a) = 021 - a - 20 + 2a = 0a + 2a = 21 - 203a = 1a = 1/3
3) -(13+b) + (-b-13) = 0-13 - b - b - 13 = 0-2b - 26 = 0-2b = 26b = -13
4) 2(3-x) - (8+x) = 06 - 2x - 8 - x = 0-3x - 2 = 0-3x = 2x = -2/3
5) -4(y+5) + (12-y) = 0-4y - 20 + 12 - y = 0-5y - 8 = 0-5y = 8y = -8/5
6) -(7-x) + 4(x-5) = 0-7 + x + 4x - 20 = 05x - 27 = 05x = 27x = 27/5
7) -9(y-4) - (12+y) = 0-9y + 36 - 12 - y = 0-10y + 24 = 0-10y = -24y = 24/10y = 12/5
1) -(7-x) + (3x-14) = -(x+4) - (2x-8)
-7 + x + 3x - 14 = -x - 4 - 2x + 8
4x - 21 = -3x + 4
4x + 3x = 21 + 4
7x = 25
x = 25/7
2) (21-a) - (20-2a) = 0
21 - a - 20 + 2a = 0
a + 2a = 21 - 20
3a = 1
a = 1/3
3) -(13+b) + (-b-13) = 0
-13 - b - b - 13 = 0
-2b - 26 = 0
-2b = 26
b = -13
4) 2(3-x) - (8+x) = 0
6 - 2x - 8 - x = 0
-3x - 2 = 0
-3x = 2
x = -2/3
5) -4(y+5) + (12-y) = 0
-4y - 20 + 12 - y = 0
-5y - 8 = 0
-5y = 8
y = -8/5
6) -(7-x) + 4(x-5) = 0
-7 + x + 4x - 20 = 0
5x - 27 = 0
5x = 27
x = 27/5
7) -9(y-4) - (12+y) = 0
-9y + 36 - 12 - y = 0
-10y + 24 = 0
-10y = -24
y = 24/10
y = 12/5