How did you do #6? I don't understand how you got 6k out of 3(1-2k). I thought when you cleaned up both side it would look like -2k=3(-1k)....how did you get 6k?
Clearing the fraction is a very useful technique to make many problems much easier. but it is not the only way to do problems with fraction. The way you did #3 is perfectly fine and just as easy as clearing the fraction. I'm glad that you have the skill to do a problem more than one way - way to go!
On problem 3, out of habit I subtracted the 5 and multiplied by -2, instead of clearing the fraction. I still got the same answer, but should I clear the fraction instead?
2 example problems (please go through the steps with the video) and 2 problems I want you to try on your own. We'll be going over several problems in class tomorrow.
Your brain is like a muscle - when you give it a hard work-it out, it hurts. The more you work out a muscle, the bigger and stronger it gets; just like your brain.
remember that the perimeter is 44, so you need to define your variable (one of the sides) and find the relationship to the other side and go from there. We'll be working this out in class tomorrow. #4 also.
hey mr. devor! for number 3 i can not figure it out! i have tried just about everything, but obviously i havent. lol. what should the equation be to start the problem?
You want to get the absolute value bars alone. In #4 it was 4 times the Abs Value expression - so you needed to divide to get the abs val alone. In #5, it was the abs value minus 3, so you need to add 3 to get the abs value alone. Good question - I'll do a couple of examples in class tomorrow.