Solving equations involving brackets

5(a + 4) = 30

• a = 4

• a = 5

• a = 2

• a = 6

6(y - 3) = 18

• y = 4

• y = -6

• y = 3

• y = 6

10(c + 4) = 20

• c = -6

• c = -2

• c = 6

• c = 2

2(8c - 4) = 24

• c = 1

• c = 4

• c = -2

• c = 2

2(5 - c) = 8

• c = 18

• c = 1

• c = -18

• c = 2

14 = 2(m - 5)

• m = 12

• m = 4.5

• m = 4

• m = 2

-(e + 4) = 7

• e = 3

• e = -3

• e = 11

• e = -11

4(3f - 5) = 20

• f = $\frac{10}{3}$   

• f =  $\frac{3}{10}$  

• f = 0

• f = - $\frac{3}{10}$  

-3(5 - x) = 12

• x = -1

• x = -9

• x = 9

• x = 1

-3(6 - 4y) = 24

• y = $3\frac{1}{2}$

• y = $-\frac{1}{2}$

• y = $\frac{1}{2}$

• y = -4