Terms/Vocabulary
Creating Equations/Expressions
Solving Equations
Literal Equations
Graphing Linear Equations
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A statement that two quantities are equal.
What is an Equation
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The sum of 8 and x
x + 8
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Solve 5 - (2x - 3) = 7 for x
What is x = 1/2
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p=4c; solve for c
c = p/4
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What is the name of this formula
y=mx+b
Slope Intercept Form
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A symbol (usually a letter of the alphabet) used to represent an unknown number.
What is a Variable.
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8 shared equally among x
8/x
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Solve 7x - 6(5-x) = 9 for x
What is x = 3
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Solve d= rt for t
t = d/r
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What is the name of this formula?
Ax + By = C
Standard Form
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An equation that contains two or more variables
Literal Equation
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Fifteen more than twice a number is twenty-four. x = the number
What is 2x + 15 = 24
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What is the 1st step to solve the equation
-2(3x+1)-4=12
What is the Distributive Property
Multiply -2 by the terms inside of the parenthesis
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-3a -3 = -2n + 3p; solve for a
(-3+2n-3p)/3
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In the equation, y= 3x+1, identify the slope and the y-intercept
Slope: 3
y-intercept: 1
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In the equation y=mx+b, what does m stand for?
What is the slope?
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Twice the sum of a number and five is eighty. x = the number
What is 2(x+5) = 80
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Solve 3/4 + x/6 = 13/12 for x
What is x = 2
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Solve S = n(a+L)/2 for n. for n
What is n = 2S/a + L
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Write the following equation in slope-intercept form:
4x - 2y = 8
y = 2x + 4
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A general rule written as an equation, usually expressed in letters, which shows the relationship between two or more quantities.
What is a Formula.
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A tutor works with a group of students. The tutor charges $40 plus $30 for each student in the group. Today the tutor has s students and charges a total of $220.
30s + 40 = 220
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Solve 8x - 4(x+2) = 12(x+1) - 14 for x
What is x = -3/4
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Solve for v
1/5v + gc = a
v= 5a - 5gc
v= 5 (a-gc)
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Write an equation to represent this graph
y= -3x + 3