Solving Equations
Solve the following equation: x/4 = 10
x = 40?
5a = b ; Solve for a
a=b/5
At a restaurant, Mike and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 then what was the total bill?
$52
What do we call steps in solving equations that create equivalent equations?
Acceptable Moves
She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African American and first Asian American vice president.
Kamala Harris
Solve the following equation: 4x - 5 = 11
x = 4?
y = mx + b ; solve for b
b = y - mx
259 students went on a field trip. Six buses were filled and 7 students traveled in cars. How many students were in each bus?
42 students
How do we know if a number is the correct solution to an equation?
It makes the original equation true.
What does P.R.O.P.S. stand for?
Positive
Respectful
On-Task
Professional
Safe
Solve the following equation: -2x + 5 = 3x
x = 1?
a = 2(L-W) ; solve for L
L=a/2+W
A stray dog ate 12 of your muffins. That was 3/10
of all of them! How many muffins did you start with?
40 muffins
An equation is when two quantities are equivalent. This is what it is called when two quantities are not equivalent.
An inequality.
The air we breathe is made up of about 78% of this element. Oxygen is only about 21%.
Nitrogen
Solve the following equation: 24 = 6(−x − 3)
x = -7?
12x -4y =2 0 ; solve for y
y= 3x - 5
Sumalee won 40 super bouncy balls playing horseshoes at her school's game night. Later, she gave two to each of her friends. She only has 8 remaining. How many friends does she have?
16 friends
Describe each read of a 3 Read.
1st: Summarize Story
2nd: Find Quantities
3rd: Mathmetical Question
What is the full name of the Korean pop group BTS
Bangtan Sonyeondan / Bulletproof Boy Scouts (en)
Solve the following equation:
−12(x − 12) = −9(1 + 7x)
x = -3?
A + x = h(b+c) ; solve for b
b={A+x}/h-c
The Cooking Club made some pies to sell at a basketball game to raise money for the new math books. The cafeteria contributed four pies to the sale. Each pie was then cut into five pieces and sold. There were a total of 60 pieces to sell. How many pies did the club make?
8 pies
During the Squid Game activity in class, we learned you could solve equations using these two strategies.
Backwards Solving and Inverse Operations
What does the "DC" in DC Comics stand for?
Detective Comics