By: Ely Selden 11/15/13

I.1 Distributive Property The distributive property is used when someone is multiplying a small number by a big number, like 5 x 95. Instead of multiplying 95 by 5, you can split it into two smaller equations, like this: (5 x 90) + (5 x 5). If you find the answer for each of the problems in the equation and add them together, youll get the same answer as if you didnt use the distributive property. (Answer: 5 x 95 or (5 x 90) + (5 x 5) = 475)

I.2 Associative property of Addition/Multiplication The associative property is used only in multiplication and division. It is used to reposition parentheses in an equation like this one: 5 + (9 8). If I were to use the associative property on this problem, I would move the parentheses around different numbers, like this: (5 + 9) 8. I just used the associative property to help make the problem easier without moving the numbers.

I.3 Commutative property of Addition/Multiplication

The commutative property is used to move the numbers in an equation. In an equation like, 4 x 7 x 5, you might want to make the problem easier. To do that, you would switch the 7 and the 5, you would be using the commutative property of multiplication, 4 x 5 x 7.

II. Steps For Simplifying 4(7x 3) + 2x 1. Use the distributive property on 4(7x 3). 4x7x=28x, 4x3=12. Now the equation is 28x-12+2x

2. Now, highlight the like terms the same color. 28x12+2x 3. Finally, add the like terms. 28x+2x=30x, -12+0=-12 Now the equation is fully simplified to 30x - 12.
Answer

III. Steps For Solving 7x 10 9x = -13 1. Combine like terms. 7x-9x=-2x Now the equation is -2x-10=-13 2. Add 10 to both sides. -10+10=0, -13+10=-3 Now the equation is -2x=-3

3. Finally, divide both sides by -2. -2/-2, -3/-2=1.5

All that is left is x = 1.5.

Answer

IV. Steps For Solving 5x/6 + x/3 1/2 = 11/6 1. Find a common denominator and take away the denominator. The new equation is 5x+2x-3=11

2. Combine like terms. 5x+2x=7x The new equation is 7x-3=11 3. Add three to both sides. -3+3=0, 11+3=14 The new equation is 7x=14 4. Divide both sides by 7. 7/7, 14/7=2 All that is x=2 V. The steps to solve and graph 2 < or = x/-5 1. Treat the problem like a one step equation. Multiply both sides by -5 and flip the sign. -5x-5, 2x-5=-10 10>or=x 2. To graph x<or=-10, you need a line with a marked 0 and -10. The new equation is Answer Answer

left is

-10

3. Finally, to mark that -10 is a part of the solution set, place a filled in circle above -10. Then draw a ray pointing to the left.
Answer

-10

VI. Steps For Solving And Graphing -4x + 4 >or= -8 1. Treat this problem like a two-step equation. Subtract 4 from both sides. 4-4, -8-4=-12 The new equation is 4x>or=-12. 2. Divide both sides by 4. 4/4, -12/4=-3 The new equation is x>or=-3. 3. To graph x>or=-3, you need a line with a marked 0 and -3. Finally, to mark that -3 is a part of the solution set, place a filled in circle above -3. Then draw a ray pointing to the left.
Answer

-3

VII. Closed and Opened Circles In Graph Inequalities When graph inequalities, an open circle above a number means that the number is not apart of the solution set. A closed circle means that the number below is a part of the solution set. An opened circle is equivalent to < or > because the number below would not be a part of the answer. A closed circle would be equivalent to or because the number below is a part of the answer.

VIII. Solve These Three Word Problems 1. Chris wants to buy a bicycle that costs $160. If she saves $12 dollars a week, what is the fewest number of weeks she must save in order to buy the bicycle?

2. Mark worked on math homework less than 1/3 the amount of time that his brother did. If Mark spent 25 minutes on math homework, how much time did his brother spend on his math homework.

3. One third of a number, decreased by thirty-six, is at most twenty-two. Find the number.