Solving Equations Using Tiles

Solve for x

• x = 10

• x = 5

• x = 3

• x = -2

What COULD be the first step in solving this specific problem? (white tiles are negative, dark tiles are positive)

• Remove zero pairs

• Flip everything from the opposite region to the positive

• Remove the SAME tile from opposite regions

• Divide tiles into EQUAL groups

Solve for x (white tiles are negative, dark tiles are positive)

Solve for x (dark tiles are positive, white tiles are negative)

How many solutions?

• One Solution

• No solution

• Infinite Solutions

Solve for x (dark tiles are positive, white tiles are negative)

Solve for x: \(3x+7=-x-1\)

64.6 = 6.8p

• p = 9.5

• p = 439.28

• p = 57.8

• p = 71.4