One variable Problem 1
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Lesson Description:
Learn how to use algebra and one variable to define more than one unknown quantity, write an equation, solve it, and check it.
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Questions answered by this video:
- How do you solve basic word problems in Algebra?
- How do you set up and solve / check Algebra puzzles / riddles?
- How can you check a word problem in Algebra?
- How do you write an equation from a word problem?
- How do you write the answer to a word problem in Algebra?
- How do you translate words into an equation?
- How can you find two different values from a word problem by using just one variable?
- If Jamie earned 15 more points on her test than Paul earned, and their points added up to 143, how many points did each student earn?
- If one number is 10 times another number and their difference is 63, what are the numbers?
- If the difference between two numbers is 8, and when the larger is subtracted from three times the smaller, the difference is 100, what are the numbers?
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Staff Review
In this lesson as in the rest of the videos in this series, you will be solving word problems / riddles / puzzles, but you may need to find two different values using just one variable. All steps are explained as the problems are worked out.
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