Solving Equations
4x + 3 = 7
x = 1
Solving Equations
5n - 2 = 8n - 14
n = 4
If you're in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
2nd Place
How many solutions can you have when solving absolute value equations?
Two or None
4 = -8 + x
x= 12
Solving Equations
4(6 + 5x) = 124
x = 5
Solving Equations
-4(-8p + 1) = -4 - 8p
p = 0
It's illegal in Georgia to eat what with a fork?
Chicken
1. Isolate the absolute value expression using inverse operations
2. Set up two equations with the inside of the absolute value, one equal to the positive and one equal to the negative
3. Solve for the variable
4. List your solutions as a solution set
x + 12 = 0
x= -12
Solving Equations
-108 = -8(x + 6) - 4
x = 7
Solving Equations
6(6n - 2) = 8n - 40
n = -1
What is the color of an aircraft’s black box?
Orange
|8m-8| = 40
m = {-4, 6}
3 = -2 – x
x= -5
Solving Equations
172 = 5(4a + 6) + 2
a=7
Solving Equations
5x + 5 + 4x = 4 - 3x + 6
x= 5/12 or x= 0.41667
How many states does the Appalachian Trail cross?
14
-5|4p+4| = -40
p = {-3, 1}
5x = -80
x= 16
Solving Equations
-93 = 7(-3k - 8) + 5
k = 2
Solving Equations
-5(8n - 4) - n = - 16 - 5n
n = 1
What word is spelled incorrectly in every single dictionary?
incorrectly
2|g-5|+7 = 13
g = {2, 8}
16 = x/2
x= 32