equation: a statement that two expressions are equal operation: a mathematical process such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division solution: a value of the variable in an equation or inequality that makes the equation or inequality true variable: a letter or symbol used to represent an unknown quantity
Section 1 00:00:00 TEACHER: Welcome. In this lesson, we're going to be answering the question what situations can you model with one-step equations? Let's begin. Section 2 00:00:00 TEACHER: We'll start with the goals for this lesson. We're going to be writing and solving one-step equations. And to do this, we're going to use one-step equations to solve word problems. And we're also going to be using one-step equations to solve word problems involving rational numbers. Now there's some words you're going to need to know in this lesson. 00:00:21 We have equation, operation, solution, and variable. Make sure you familiarize yourself with the definitions for these words before we continue. Section 3 00:00:00 TEACHER: We're answering the question, what situations can you model with one-step equations? Now, you already know that inverse operations like multiplication and division, they undo each other. In this lesson, you're going to learn how to use what you already know in order to learn how to solve real world problems.
Section 1 00:00:00 TEACHER: In this lesson, we're answering the question, what situations can you model with one-step equations? Now, you already know how to use inverse operations and equality properties to solve equations. In the first part of this lesson, we're going to learn how to solve real world problems by writing and solving one-step equations. Section 2 00:00:00 TEACHER: Let's take a look at equations and word problems. Now, there are some steps that you can use in order to be able to write and solve a one-step equation involving a word problem. The first step is to identify the variable. We need to find out what is unknown in the problem and then let our variable represent that unknown. Next, we identify the operation, whether we're using 00:00:21 addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. And we can do that by looking at key words in our scenario. Then we can write the equation. Once we have an equation, then we can solve it. And we can solve that expressing it as an equation, like an x equals 5, or even model that value on a number line. We can then check the solution. 00:00:43 We want to check back with the original problem to see if that answer make sense. Let's go ahead and take a look at this scenario right here. And we're going to identify what the equation would be for this scenario. Now, the total cost of 3 tickets to a play was $42. What was the cost of each ticket? Notice the question. 00:01:02 What was the cost of each ticket? That's unknown. I don't know what the cost is yet. So in identifying my variable, we're going to identify that unknown. We're going to let c equal the cost of 1 ticket because that is unknown at this time. Well, now that we've done that, we've 00:01:22 completed step one. So now let's go ahead and see what we can do to write the equation. But we need to identify the operation. Well, knowing the variable, let's go ahead and go back to the clues that we were given. The total cost of 3 tickets to a play was $42. Now, here in my table, I have different words in a situation 00:01:42 that would describe what operation I'm using. If I see words like increasing, I know that means addition. Difference means subtraction. Finding part of a total means multiplication. And that's what we're looking at in this scenario, the total cost of 3 tickets to a play. We're finding part of a total. 00:02:00 Let's look at the last thing in the table-- sharing or grouping. That would tell us we were using a division problem. So let's go back to this multiplication. Since we're going to be finding part of a total because I'm trying to find out the cost of 1 ticket, which is a part of the total cost of tickets, then I can go ahead and use the fact that 3 tickets times the cost of 1 00:02:24 ticket is equivalent to $42. So notice I have the equation 3 times c is equal to 42. And then once you have your equation, you would be able to move to the next step in solving that equation.
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