Solving Equations Using Algebra
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• Her mom has some veggie burgers, but she doesn’t have enough. Asuka’s mom tells her that she needs twice as many veggie burgers, plus 5 more. Her mom leaves to run errands, and Asuka forgets to ask how many veggie burgers her mom has.
• There will be 33 people at the party – Asuka and 32 friends. Asuka needs to find out how many veggie burgers her mom now has.
• Check out the diagram on p. 327. • What does n represent?• Write an equation for the balance scales
model. • How many different ways can you solve the
equation?• Show each way. • Work with a partner.
Methods:
– Inspection: I know that 25 + 5 = 33, so 2n must equal 28. Since 2 x 14 = 28, n = 14.
– Guess and check: I tried n = 10, but that was too low. So I tried n = 15, and that was a little high. So I tried n = 14 and it was right.
– Algebra tiles– Balance-scales model– Short cut – algebra!
Jot down the notes that are underlined.
• We can solve an equation using algebra.• To help us visualize the equation, we think
about a model, such as balance-scales or algebra tiles.
• To solve an equation, we need to isolate the variable on one side of the equation.
• To do this, we get rid of the numbers on that side of the equation.
• When we solve an equation using algebra, WE MUST PRESERVE THE EQUALITY!
Golden Rule of Algebra:
Whatever we do to one side of the equation, we must do to the other side, too.