Solving Algebraic Expressions
7th Grade · Math · 25 min
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Learning Objective
I can write and solve algebraic expressions with one variable.
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In algebraic word problems, we assign variables to represent unknown quantities and construct equations to represent the relationships between them.
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If there are three brothers whose ages are consecutive multiples of three and the sum of their ages is thirty-six, we can represent their ages as X, X + 3, and X + 6.
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When solving algebraic word problems, the trickier part is constructing the equations from the given information, while solving them is the easier part.
