Completion requirements
Read up to the "Solve Equations that Require Simplification" section. Pay attention to the "Solve Equations Using the Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality" section, which gives a good example of how the two sides of an equation must be equal. After you read, complete examples 2.2 through 2.5 and check your answers.
Click on The Subtraction and Addition Properties of Equality to open the resource.