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Equations

What is an equation?

Examples: 4 + 3  = 7        or        3x + 5 = 10

An equation is a number sentence. We call it an equation because it has an equal sign.

The 5 Steps to Writing an Equation or Inequality

Step 1. Read and underline the question

Step 2. Find your  Χ  (your variable/unknown) and BOX it

Step 3. Circle the Math Words (product, quotient, each,                per, together, sum, difference, squared)

Step 4. Replace the operation words with their symbols (              • , + , – ,  ÷ , / , = , < , > , ≤ , ≥ ,√ , ≠ , ² , ³ )

Step 5. Write the equations

 Don’t forget our cool ‘dance’ we did to remember this!

WRITING EQUATIONS PRACTICE PROBLEMS:

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With Equations, Inequalities and Expressions we always want to combine like terms 1st!

Here is an example on how to do that:

Once all like terms have been combined then we can solve.

Solving Equations with Models

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MODELING EQUATIONS PRACTICE PROBLEMS:

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Solving Equations Algebraically

And the more “tricks” and techniques you learn the better you will get.

Here is an example of how we solved equations in class:

SOLVING EQUATIONS (with variables on both sides PRACTICE PROBLEMS:

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Systems of Equations

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Simple vs. Compound  Interest

Introduction to interest:

http://www.mathsisfun.com/money/interest.html

SIMPLE INTEREST

 I = Prt  

• I = interest owed  [$] (this is ONLY the interest borrowed)
• P = amount borrowed (called “Principal”)  [$]
• r = interest rate   [%] (you have to divide the percent by 100)  For information On Percents click here!
• t = time    [years]

Simple interest is money you can earn by investing some money (the principal). The interest (percent) is the rate that makes the money grow!

COMPOUND INTEREST

 A = P(1+r)^t  

• A = All of it / Actual / total amount owed (this amount includes the interest and the principal)   [$]
• P = amount borrowed (called “Principal”)    [$]
• r = interest rate     [%]
• t = time    [years]

Compound interest is very similar to simple interest. The difference is that compound interest grows much faster! The reason it grows faster is because the interest (percent) has an exponent.

********** MAKE SURE TO READ THE QUESTION AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS ASKING DOES IT JUST WANT THE INTEREST OR THE TOTAL (All of it) ???????? *************************

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SIMPLE INTEREST PRACTICE PROBLEMS:

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COMPOUND INTEREST PRACTICE PROBLEMS:

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 Mean

The mean is the average of the numbers.

It is easy to calculate: add up all the numbers, then divide by how many numbers there are.

Absolute Value

Absolute Value means …

… only how far a number is from zero:

“6” is 6 away from zero, and “−6” is also 6 away from zero. So the absolute value of 6 is 6, and the absolute value of −6 is also 6

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Mean Absolute Deviation

Mean absolute deviation (MAD) is about calculating the average distance from the mean.

MAD BURGER!!!

Click here to watch a video from our 8th Grade Math textbook that goes in to detail and explain how to calculate the MAD.

MEAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION:

The average/mean distance from the average/mean is the MAD.

Yes, we use “mean” twice: Find the mean … use it to work out distances … then find the mean of those!

Three steps:

• 1. Find the mean of all values
• 2. Find the distance of each value from that mean (subtract the mean from each value, ignore negative signs)
• 3. Then find the mean of those distances

Like this:

It tells us how far, on average, all values are from the middle.

In that example the values are, on average, 3.75 away from the middle.

For deviation just think distance

MEAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION Practice Problems:

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Get your MEAN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION on!

Random Sample

This is where everyone has an equal and fair chance of being selected.

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REAL NUMBERS

In this unit we went over Real Numbers and the classification system that is set up with Real Numbers. Here is the Rational Numbers Poster we created in class

We used Nesting boxes to demonstrate how the sub groups are inside each other.

Description of Each Set of Numbers
Natural	The natural numbers (also known as counting numbers) are the numbers that we use to count. It starts with 1, followed by 2, then 3, and so on. 1, 2, 3, 4…
Whole	The whole numbers are a slight “upgrade” of the natural numbers because we simply add the number zero to the current set of natural numbers. Think of whole numbers as natural numbers and the number zero. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4… **Remember a hole in the ground is shaped like the number zero!**
Integers	The integers include all whole numbers together with the “opposites” of the natural numbers (their negatives). … -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 …
Rational	The rational numbers are numbers which can be expressed as ratio of integers. That means, if we can write a given number as a fraction where the numerator and denominator are both integers; then it is a rational number. Caution: The denominator cannot equal to zero. Rational numbers can also appear in decimal form. If the decimal number either terminates or repeats, then it is possible to write it as a fraction with an integer numerator and denominator. Thus, it is rational as well
Irrational	The irrational numbers are all numbers which when written in decimal form does not repeat and does not terminate.
Real	The real numbers includes both the rational and irrational numbers. Remember that under the rational number, we have the subcategories of integers, whole numbers and natural numbers.

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Ordering Numbers

Watch a video about ordering number here!

To order numbers there are a couple steps to follow.

1st: Convert all you numbers to decimals

2nd: Convert these to percents

3rd: Label a number line

4th: Put your numbers on the number line

Ascending versus Descending 

Ascending Order

To put numbers in order, place them from lowest (first) to highest (last).

This is called “Ascending Order”.

Example: Place 17, 5, 9 and 8 in ascending order.

• Answer: 5, 8, 9, 17

Descending Order

Sometimes you want the numbers to go the other way, from highest down to lowest, this is called “Descending Order”.

Example: Place 17, 5, 9 and 8 in descending order.

• Answer: 17, 9, 8, 5

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Scientific Notation

Scientific notation is about writing really big and really small numbers in an equivalent form.

We normally write numbers in what we call STANDARD NOTATION, but we can also write this number in SCIENTIFIC NOTATION.

For example the number three hundred and twenty.

STANDARD:   320

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION: 3.2 × 10²

CONVERTING NUMBERS

When given a number in scientific notation you can easily convert the number to standard notation.

Example #1

Convert from Scientific Notation:  3.6 × 10¹²    

to Standard Notation

Now, since the exponent on 10 is positive, I know they are looking for a LARGE number, so I’ll need to move the decimal point in the positive direction (to the right), in order to make the number LARGER. Since the exponent on 10 is “12“, I’ll need to move the decimal point twelve places over.

First, I’ll move the decimal point twelve places over. I make little loops when I count off the places, to keep track:

Then I fill in the loops with zeroes:

In other words, the number is 3,600,000,000,000, or 3.6 trillion

Example #2

Convert 4.2 × 10^–7 to standard notation.

Since the exponent on 10 is negative, I am looking for a small number. Since the exponent is a seven, I will be moving the decimal point seven places. Since I need to move the point to get a small number, I’ll be moving it to the left. The answer is 0.00000042

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