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8-6 Skills Practice

Solving + bx+ c = 0

Factor each polynomial.

1. + 8t + 12 2. + 7n + 12

3. + 9p + 20 4. + 9h + 18

5. + 3n – 18 6. + 2x – 8

7. – 5y – 6 8. + 3g – 10

9. + 4r – 12 10. –x – 12

11. –w – 6 12. – 6y + 8

13. – 8x + 15 14. – 9b + 8

15. – 15t + 56 16. –4 – 3m +

Solve each equation. Check the solutions.

17. – 6x + 8 = 0 18. – 7b + 12 = 0

19. + 5m + 6 = 0 20. + 7d + 10 = 0

21. – 2y – 24 = 0 22. – 3p = 18

23. + 2h = 35 24. + 14a = –45

25. – 36 = 5n 26. + 30 = 11w

8-7 Skills Practice

Solving a + bx+ c = 0

Factor each polynomial, if possible. If the polynomial cannot be factored usingintegers, write prime.

1. 2 + 5x + 2 2. 3 + 5n + 2

3. 2 + 9t – 5 4. 3– 7g + 2

5. 2– 11t + 15 6. 2 + 3x – 6

7. 2 + y – 1 8. 4 + 8h – 5

9. 4– 3x – 3 10. 4 + 15b – 4

11. 9 + 6p – 8 12. 6– 13q + 6

13. 3 + 30a + 63 14. 10– 19w – 15

Solve each equation. Check the solutions.

15. 2 + 7x + 3 = 0 16. 3 + 14w + 8 = 0

17. 3– 7n + 2 = 0 18. 5– 22d + 8 = 0

19. 6 + 8h + 2 = 0 20. 8– 16p = 10

21. 9 + 18y – 12 = 6y 22. 4– 16a = –15

23. 10– 15b = 8b – 12 24. 6 + 21d = 10d + 35

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