One variable Problem 4
In this lesson, you will learn how to use algebra to define unknown quantities, write an equation, solve it, and check it using one variable. The instructor demonstrates three different methods of solving the same problem, showing that there are often multiple ways to solve a problem. The lesson concludes with an example problem where the sum of two numbers is 2, and the difference between 8 and twice the smaller number is 2 less than 4 times the larger number. The instructor guides you through the steps of solving the problem and checking the solution, emphasizing the importance of defining variables based on the problem's wording.
Learn how to use algebra and one variable to define more than one unknown quantity, write an equation, solve it, and check it.
More free YouTube videos by Julie Harland are organized at http://yourmathgal.com
- 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?
- How can you solve word riddles / puzzles with multiple methods?
- If the sum of two numbers is 15, and one less than three times the smaller is equal to the larger, how do you find the numbers?
- If the sum of two numbers is 2, and the difference between eight and twice the smaller number is two less than four times the larger number, how do you find the two numbers?
- How do you solve 8 - 2n = 4(2 - n) - 2?
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Staff Review
This lesson goes through multiple methods of solving the same word puzzle involving finding two numbers by using just one variable. All steps are explained and all work is shown in this lesson. The explanations in this video series make these problems much more manageable.
