8B--Linear Equations

8B--Linear Equations

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What questions do you have?

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How do you know if an equation is true?

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Is the number 3 a solution to the equation? That is, is this equation a true statement when x = 3?

4 + 15x = 49

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How can we check to see if something is a solution?

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Is x = - 3 a solution to 6x + 5 = 5x + 8 + 2x

• Yes

• No

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Does x = 12 make the equation true?

 $16\ -\ \frac{1}{2}x\ =\ \frac{3}{4}x\ +\ 1$  

• Yes

• No

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Chad claims 24x + 4 + 2x = 3(10x - 1) is x = 2. Is that true?

• Yes

• No

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What information does the equation below give you?

 $x\ -\ 4\ =\ 15$  

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What do the equations have in common? How are they different?