Instructional Video
National Education Association

Use Graphs and Tables to Represent Real World Situations and Solve Problems

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
There may be a right answer, but there isn't one right way to solve the problem. This video goes through a word problem and solves it in three ways: algebraically, numerically, and graphically. Go step by step as the narrator explains...
Instructional Video2:41
Khan Academy

Solving for F in Terms of C, Linear Equations, Algebra I

For Students 7th - 11th Standards
The instructor uses the temperature formula to illustrate how the variables can be manipulated to solve a problem.
Instructional Video2:41
Khan Academy

Solving for F in Terms of C, Linear Equations, Algebra I

For Students 7th - 11th
The instructor uses the temperature formula to illustrate how the variables can be manipulated to solve a problem.
Instructional Video2:35
Curated OER

How Do You Use Multiplication with Negative Numbers to Solve an Inequality Word Problem?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Solve this real world word problem in just one written step. The original inequality is a division problem, so to solve it, use the multiplication property of inequality. Was the problem solved by multiplying a negative number? Yes! So...
Instructional Video3:01
Curated OER

How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using an Inequality With Variables on Both Sides?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Don't skip this word problem! Take one piece at a time in writing out this inequality. Once you have an expression that represents the words in this inequality, the rest will seem easy. So watch this video to get a better understanding...
Instructional Video4:33
Corbett Maths

Forming and Solving Equations

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Age becomes a problem. Learners see how to set up and solve age word problems. The video goes through two examples of word problems relating the ages of people. The first example uses the relationship between the ages of two people and...
Instructional Video3:10
Curated OER

How Do You Use Multiplication With Positive Numbers to Solve an Inequality Problem?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Broken lights at the skating rink? Are there enough not broken to be able to see well enough to skate? Set up this real-world word problem and find the total number of lights in the skating rink. Two given values and one variable. Solve...
Instructional Video12:54
Anywhere Math

Solving Inequalities with Addition or Subtraction

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Not all videos are made equal. Viewers of a short YouTube video see how to solve one-step inequalities. It also covers how to graph the solution set to an inequality before showing how to apply inequalities to a real-world situation.
Instructional Video3:58
Curated OER

How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using Unit Rates?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Here's a real-world word problem. It involves walking for a certain amount of time. There are some given values to use. So take the given values, set up the ratio and then convert that to a unit rate value. Now use this unit rate to get...
Instructional Video4:24
Curated OER

How Do You Solve a Word Problem Where You Multiply Fractions and Work Backwards?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Could anyone really eat 15 feet of a sub sandwich in one day? That's how much this math problem says he ate. He actually started out with a bigger sub sandwich. How big was it to start? The instructor uses a table to illustrate how you...
Instructional Video2:39
Curated OER

How Do You Use Division With Positive Numbers to Solve an Inequality Word Problem?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A word problem with one variable and two given numbers. This word problem seems doable from the start. Wait, it's an inequality. Don't worry about that piece, just get the expression written and do the math. Watch this video and see how...
Instructional Video2:10
Curated OER

How Do You Use Subtraction to Solve an Inequality Word Problem?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Don't be afraid of this word problem because it has an inequality. There is only one variable and this inequality can be solved in one step. It's pretty straightforward.
Instructional Video3:11
Curated OER

How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using a Multi-Step Inequality?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
This real-world word problem seems pretty complicated, but it's really not. It only takes four steps once you have an original expression to solve this problem. There are some negative numbers involved in this inequality. So don't forget...
Instructional Video7:07
Curated OER

How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using an Absolute Value Inequality?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
After reading this inequality word problem, young learners might just skip over it and not even make the attempt to solve it. It seems rather complicated. So watch this video as the teacher explains all that needs to be done to solve...
Instructional Video2:49
Virtual Nerd

How Do You Solve a Word Problem with an Equation Using Division?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Maria is 12 years old. How do you know that? Follow the teacher as she shows you how to set up and solve this word problem. Don't forget to check your answer.
Instructional Video2:20
Curated OER

How Do You Use Addition to Solve an Inequality Word Problem?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Word problems. Inequalities. Money. What? Does Marissa have enough money left in her bank account to go to the movies? One variable, two given amounts. Set up this inequality to determine how much Marissa needs to have in her bank...
Instructional Video3:07
Curated OER

How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using Inverse Variation?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Don't panic! There is a pretty simple straightforward formula to solve this problem. Some of the words are a bit overwhelming: indirect variation, inverse, constant of variation, indirect proportionality. But one simple formula and just...
Instructional Video
National Education Association

Solving Absolute Value Inequalities

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
You know how to find absolute values and you know how to solve inequalities — but what happens when these two concepts are in the same problem? A YouTube video first reviews absolute values and moves on to solving absolute value...
Instructional Video6:58
Curated OER

Example: Solving for a Variable, Linear Equations, Algebra I

For Students 7th - 11th
Sal uses the formula for the perimeter to show how the variables can be moved around to solve a problem. He demonstrates a few different ways to do this.
Instructional Video6:58
Khan Academy

Example: Solving For a Variable, Linear Equations, Algebra I

For Students 7th - 11th
Sal uses the formula for the perimeter to show how the variables can be moved around to solve a problem. He demonstrates a few different ways to do this.
Instructional Video11:34
Anywhere Math

Solving Equations Using Addition or Subtraction

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Here's the solution to your equation-solving needs. An informative YouTube video discusses how to determine whether a value is a solution to a one-step equation. It then goes on to solve these types of equations using addition or...
Instructional Video9:04
Anywhere Math

Solving Inequalities using Addition and Subtraction

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
You can't solve the inequalities of the world, but you can solve these problems. An insightful video shows pupils how to solve one-step inequalities involving addition or subtraction. It covers two mathematical examples and one...
Instructional Video6:12
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Curated OER

How Do You Solve a Word Problem with Exponential Decay?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
The instructor first identifies what formula to use to solve this word problem. Then she explains what each of the variables stands for and helps match up their given values in this word problem. There are many components to solving this...
Instructional Video3:09
Curated OER

How Do You Solve a Word Problem with an Equation Using Multiplication?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
One variable and two given values. Easy as pie, right? No, not for everyone. Word problems are often skipped over. This one is good for practicing. Identify the variable and figure out where the two given values go. Now solve.