Solving Equations I

Use this writing and solving equations and inequalities worksheet to have your learners solve four multiple choice problems and two word problems.  Additionally, pupils graph one inequality solution and explain in words the steps they...

Teach solving equations through an exploration of properties. Before pupils solve equations they manipulate them to produce equivalent equations. The activity switches the focus from finding a solution to applying properties correctly.

Need a less abstract approach to introducing extraneous solutions? This is it! Young mathematicians explore properties used to solve equations and determine which operations maintain the same solutions. They eventually find that squaring...

There are many equations Algebra I students are not ready to solve. Graphing to solve gives them a strategy to use when they are unsure of an algebraic approach to solve the problem. The lesson exposes learners to a wide variety of types...

Do your pupils truly understand inverse operations, or is their understanding a little backward? Scholars learn the meaning of an equation in the second lesson of a four-part Algebra series. A series of activities begins with an analysis...

Math scholars justify the steps of solving algebraic equations in the eighth instructional activity in a series of 28,  They solve linear equations through an analysis of equality properties, write each equation from a problem situation,...

Sal offers an example showing how to manipulate numbers on either side of the equal sign to isolate the variable and solve the equation.

The instructor demonstrates how to use the distributive property to get rid of the fractions in an equation. Remember to have learners plug their answers back into the original equation in order to check their work.

Sal demonstrates how to solve an equation. He begins by saying that the variable needs to be isolated. He shows how to move numbers on either side of the equal sign to isolate the variable. He also shows how to verify answers by plugging...

Tell the story of solving an equation. With words and symbols, viewers learn to describe what is happening in an equation. Using that description, pupils reverse the story to arrive at the value of x that makes the equation true.