One variable Problem 2

Learn how to use algebra and one variable to define more than one unknown quantity, write an equation, solve it, and check it.

• 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 Kim is 2 years older than 3 times Amy's age, and their ages add up to 98, how do you find their ages?
• If Nolan has 5 more quarters than dimes, 7 fewer nickels than dimes, and he has 25 coins total, how many of each coin does he have, and how much money in dollars and cents is it worth?