Basic Single-Variable Algebra - Algebra 2
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Write the following equation:
Shirts are 15 dollars and jeans are 30 dollars.
The total amount of money you made from selling shirts and jeans is at least 200 dollars.
Write the following equation:
Shirts are 15 dollars and jeans are 30 dollars.
The total amount of money you made from selling shirts and jeans is at least 200 dollars.
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You know that shirts sell for 15 dollars and jeans sell for 30 dollars.
The tricky part is knowing that you sold at least 200 dollars worth of merchandise.
This means that you could have sold more than 200 dollars, but no less than that.
This means that your answer is

You know that shirts sell for 15 dollars and jeans sell for 30 dollars.
The tricky part is knowing that you sold at least 200 dollars worth of merchandise.
This means that you could have sold more than 200 dollars, but no less than that.
This means that your answer is
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Write in slope-intercept form

Write in slope-intercept form
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Recall the form for slope-intercept as follows.

where
represents the slope and
is the y-intercept.
Given the equation in this question, first distribute the one fourth to both terms inside the parentheses.

Next, subtract two from both sides to isolate y.


This results in the slope-intercept form of the equation.

Recall the form for slope-intercept as follows.
where represents the slope and
is the y-intercept.
Given the equation in this question, first distribute the one fourth to both terms inside the parentheses.
Next, subtract two from both sides to isolate y.
This results in the slope-intercept form of the equation.
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Corey buys potatoes for $2.25 per pound and quinoa for $5.75 per pound. If Corey buys p pounds of potatoes and q pounds of quinoa for $37.25, which of the equations below represents his transaction?
Corey buys potatoes for $2.25 per pound and quinoa for $5.75 per pound. If Corey buys p pounds of potatoes and q pounds of quinoa for $37.25, which of the equations below represents his transaction?
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The cost for p pounds of potatoes is 2.25_p_ and the cost for q pounds of quinoa is 5.75_q_. The total amount Corey pays is the sum of the cost for potatoes and the cost for quinoa.
2.25_p_ + 5.75_q_ = 37.25
The cost for p pounds of potatoes is 2.25_p_ and the cost for q pounds of quinoa is 5.75_q_. The total amount Corey pays is the sum of the cost for potatoes and the cost for quinoa.
2.25_p_ + 5.75_q_ = 37.25
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Beetle A runs in a straight line for 30cm before bumping into Beetle B, who then runs for another 90cm at a rate 3 times faster than Beetle A.
What is the rate of Beetle B?
Beetle A runs in a straight line for 30cm before bumping into Beetle B, who then runs for another 90cm at a rate 3 times faster than Beetle A.
What is the rate of Beetle B?
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Knowing:



Beetle A:

Beetle B:

Combined:


Multiply each term by LCD (3x) to get:



Knowing:
Beetle A:
Beetle B:
Combined:
Multiply each term by LCD (3x) to get:
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Set up the following equation: Three less than the square of a number is eleven.
Set up the following equation: Three less than the square of a number is eleven.
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Split up the question into parts.
The square of a number: 
Three less than the square of a number: 
Is eleven: 
Combine the terms.
The answer is: 
Split up the question into parts.
The square of a number:
Three less than the square of a number:
Is eleven:
Combine the terms.
The answer is:
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Add 9 to both sides:

Divide both sides by 27:

Add 9 to both sides:
Divide both sides by 27:
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Set up the equation: The square root of six less than twice a number is equal to nine.
Set up the equation: The square root of six less than twice a number is equal to nine.
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Split up the sentence into parts.
Twice a number: 
Six less than twice a number: 
The square root of six less than twice a number: 
Is equal to nine: 
The answer is: 
Split up the sentence into parts.
Twice a number:
Six less than twice a number:
The square root of six less than twice a number:
Is equal to nine:
The answer is:
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Set up the equation: The sum of two times a number and forty is equal to sixteen.
Set up the equation: The sum of two times a number and forty is equal to sixteen.
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Break up the problem into parts.
Two times a number: 
The sum of two times a number and forty: 
Is equal to sixteen: 
Combine the terms to form the equation.
The answer is: 
Break up the problem into parts.
Two times a number:
The sum of two times a number and forty:
Is equal to sixteen:
Combine the terms to form the equation.
The answer is:
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Set up the following equation: The square root of a three times a number cubed is eight.
Set up the following equation: The square root of a three times a number cubed is eight.
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Split up the sentence into parts.
A number cubed: 
Three times a number cubed: 
The square root of a three times a number cubed: 
Is eight: 
Combine the terms to form the equation.
The answer is: 
Split up the sentence into parts.
A number cubed:
Three times a number cubed:
The square root of a three times a number cubed:
Is eight:
Combine the terms to form the equation.
The answer is:
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Set up the equation:
The difference of six and a number squared is four.
Set up the equation:
The difference of six and a number squared is four.
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Write the following sentence by parts.
A number squared: 
The difference of six and a number squared: 
Is four: 
Combine the parts to write an equation.
The answer is: 
Write the following sentence by parts.
A number squared:
The difference of six and a number squared:
Is four:
Combine the parts to write an equation.
The answer is:
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Simply: 
Simply:
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In this form, the exponents are multiplied:
.
In multiplication problems, the exponents are added.
In division problems, the exponents are subtracted.
It is important to know the difference.
In this form, the exponents are multiplied: .
In multiplication problems, the exponents are added.
In division problems, the exponents are subtracted.
It is important to know the difference.
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Set up the equation: Four more than seven times a number is fifty.
Set up the equation: Four more than seven times a number is fifty.
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Break up the sentence into parts.
Seven times a number: 
Four more than seven times a number: 
Is fifty: 
Combine the terms to form the equation.
The answer is: 
Break up the sentence into parts.
Seven times a number:
Four more than seven times a number:
Is fifty:
Combine the terms to form the equation.
The answer is:
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Set up the equation: Six less than four times a number squared is eight.
Set up the equation: Six less than four times a number squared is eight.
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Split up the sentence into parts.
Four times a number squared: 
Six less than four times a number squared: 
Is eight: 
Combine the terms to form an equation.
The answer is: 
Split up the sentence into parts.
Four times a number squared:
Six less than four times a number squared:
Is eight:
Combine the terms to form an equation.
The answer is:
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Set up the equation: Four less than a number is at least sixty.
Set up the equation: Four less than a number is at least sixty.
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Break up the sentence into parts. Let the number be
.
Four less than a number: 
Is at least sixty: 
Combine the parts to form the inequality.
The answer is: 
Break up the sentence into parts. Let the number be .
Four less than a number:
Is at least sixty:
Combine the parts to form the inequality.
The answer is:
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Solve for
.

Solve for .
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To solve for the variable isolate it on one side of the equation by moving all other constants to the other side. To do this, perform opposite operations to manipulate the equation.

Multiply
on both sides.

To solve for the variable isolate it on one side of the equation by moving all other constants to the other side. To do this, perform opposite operations to manipulate the equation.
Multiply on both sides.
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Simplify the expression.

Simplify the expression.
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When multiplying exponential components, you must add the powers of each term together.


When multiplying exponential components, you must add the powers of each term together.
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Tom is painting a fence
feet long. He starts at the West end of the fence and paints at a rate of
feet per hour. After
hours, Huck joins Tom and begins painting from the East end of the fence at a rate of
feet per hour. After
hours of the two boys painting at the same time, Tom leaves Huck to finish the job by himself.
If Huck completes painting the entire fence after Tom leaves, how many more hours will Huck work than Tom?
Tom is painting a fence feet long. He starts at the West end of the fence and paints at a rate of
feet per hour. After
hours, Huck joins Tom and begins painting from the East end of the fence at a rate of
feet per hour. After
hours of the two boys painting at the same time, Tom leaves Huck to finish the job by himself.
If Huck completes painting the entire fence after Tom leaves, how many more hours will Huck work than Tom?
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Tom paints for a total of
hours (2 on his own, 2 with Huck's help). Since he paints at a rate of
feet per hour, use the formula
(or
)
to determine the total length of the fence Tom paints.

feet
Subtracting this from the total length of the fence
feet gives the length of the fence Tom will NOT paint:
feet. If Huck finishes the job, he will paint that
feet of the fence. Using
, we can determine how long this will take Huck to do:

hours.
If Huck works
hours and Tom works
hours, he works
more hours than Tom.
Tom paints for a total of hours (2 on his own, 2 with Huck's help). Since he paints at a rate of
feet per hour, use the formula
(or
)
to determine the total length of the fence Tom paints.
feet
Subtracting this from the total length of the fence feet gives the length of the fence Tom will NOT paint:
feet. If Huck finishes the job, he will paint that
feet of the fence. Using
, we can determine how long this will take Huck to do:
hours.
If Huck works hours and Tom works
hours, he works
more hours than Tom.
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The monthly cost to insure your cars varies directly with the number of cars you own. Right now, you are paying $420 per month to insure 3 cars, but you plan to get 2 more cars, so that you will own 5 cars. How much does it cost to insure 5 cars monthly?
The monthly cost to insure your cars varies directly with the number of cars you own. Right now, you are paying $420 per month to insure 3 cars, but you plan to get 2 more cars, so that you will own 5 cars. How much does it cost to insure 5 cars monthly?
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The statement, 'The monthly costly to insure your cars varies directly with the number of cars you own' can be mathematically expressed as
. M is the monthly cost, C is the number of cars owned, and k is the constant of variation.
Given that it costs $420 a month to insure 3 cars, we can find the k-value.

Divide both sides by 3.

Now, we have the mathematical relationship.

Finding how much it costs to insure 5 cars can be found by substituting 5 for C and solving for M.


The statement, 'The monthly costly to insure your cars varies directly with the number of cars you own' can be mathematically expressed as . M is the monthly cost, C is the number of cars owned, and k is the constant of variation.
Given that it costs $420 a month to insure 3 cars, we can find the k-value.
Divide both sides by 3.
Now, we have the mathematical relationship.
Finding how much it costs to insure 5 cars can be found by substituting 5 for C and solving for M.
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If the roots of a function are
, what does the function look like in
format?
If the roots of a function are , what does the function look like in
format?
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This is a FOIL problem. First, we must set up the problem in a form we can use to create the function. To do this we take the opposite sign of each of the numbers and place them in this format:
.
Now we can FOIL.
First: 
Outside: 
Inside: 
Last: 
Then add them together to get
.
Combine like terms to find the answer, which is
.
This is a FOIL problem. First, we must set up the problem in a form we can use to create the function. To do this we take the opposite sign of each of the numbers and place them in this format: .
Now we can FOIL.
First:
Outside:
Inside:
Last:
Then add them together to get .
Combine like terms to find the answer, which is .
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Two numbers have a ratio of 5:6 and half of their sum is 22. What are the numbers?
Two numbers have a ratio of 5:6 and half of their sum is 22. What are the numbers?
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Set up the equation:

Solve the equation:



Find the two numbers:
The two numbers have a ratio of 5:6, therefore the ratio can also be represented as:



The two numbers are 20 and 24.
Set up the equation:
Solve the equation:
Find the two numbers:
The two numbers have a ratio of 5:6, therefore the ratio can also be represented as:
The two numbers are 20 and 24.
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