Instructional Video2:40
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How Do You Solve For a Variable In Terms Of Another Variable?

6th - 12th Standards
Two variables in an equation and you want to solve for one in terms of the other. Watch the instructor demonstrate the steps to isolate each variable. She will use the subtraction rule of equality and the division rule of equality to...
Instructional Video5:49
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How Do You Use a System of Linear Equations to Find Coordinates on a Map?

6th - 8th
It seems like a pretty complicated word problem in which Batman is trying to locate the Riddler. The instructor does a good job of setting up the two equations that will help Batman locate the Riddler. Two equations? Yes, a system, and...
Instructional Video3:55
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What's an Example of a Word Problem That Has a System of Linear Equations with Infinite Solutions?

8th - 11th
How can a math problem have an infinite number of solutions? No way! There has to be just one answer. Follow along as the instructor walks you through this explanation and shows you how a math problem can have an infinite number of...
Instructional Video6:54
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How Do You Solve a More Complicated Interest Problem?

6th - 12th
This word problem on simple interest has a bit of a twist. When you read this word problem it boggles the mind. I know, it boggled mine. But never fear, the instructor takes you through this seemingly complicated interest problem...