Adding/Subtracting
Solve for a:
a-18 = 2
a=20
Solve for t:
6t = 36
t=6
Solve for x:
x/10 = 2
x=20
The number that is attached to the variable by multiplication? Example 2x
What is a coefficient?
Solve for m:
14-m = 20
m = -6
Solve for y:
15+y = 45
y=30
Solve for m:
12m = 132
m=11
Solve for b:
b/42 = 7
b=294
The letter in an expression, equation or inequality that represents an unknown quantity.
What is a variable?
Solve for s:
(9+3)+s=13
s=1
Solve for x:
28-x = 12
x=16
Solve for b:
98b = 294
b=3
Daily Double! (400 points)
Solve for x:
x/800 = 5
x=4000
Two expressions set equal to each other.
What is an equation?
Solve for a:
3a+2a = 15
a=3
Solve for g:
90+g = 50
g= -40
Solve for x:
14x = 70
x=5
Solve for x:
48/x = 24
x=2
Two expressions where one might be greater or less than the other
What is an inequality?
Solve for x:
8+a-1 = 14
a=7
Solve for x:
-25+x = 68
x=93
Solve for x:
1/2x = 24
x=48
Solve for y:
100/y=10
y=10
A single part of an expression, which can be a number, a variable, or a product of a number and one or more variables
What is a term?
Daily Double! (600 points)
Solve for y:
2y-5 = 13
y=9