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6.1 Solving Equations Using Models

Algebra Tiles:

Unit Tiles: Unit Tiles:

(Red/Black) (Yellow/White)

= =

Variable Tile: Variable Tile:

= =

Jodee is a contestant in a spell-a-thon. A contestant receives 3 points for every word

spelled correctly. Because of a technical penalty, Jodee looses 5 points she now has 19
points. How many words has Jodee spelled correctly?

Write an equation for this model.

How many words has Jodee spelt correctly?

Balance Scales:

Herman is in the last round of a spell-a-thon in his school. A contestant receives 3 points
for every word spelt correctly.

Herman has 42 points. How many words has he spelt correctly?

Check your answer using multiplication:

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6.2 Solving Equations Using Algebra

Solving Using Algebra and Tiles:

Fabian charges $3 for each bag of leaves he rakes, and $5 for mowing the lawn. On
Sunday, Fabian mowed 1 lawn and raked leaves. He earned $14.

How many bags of leaves did Fabian rake?

Write an equation to represent this problem.

Use algebra tiles to solve your equation.

Check your answer by substituting the variable with the number of bags he raked.
Solving Using Equations:

Use algebra to solve the equation:

16t – 69 = - 13

Verify your solution.

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6.3 Solving Equations Involving Fractions

Grandpa has enough gift certificates to give the same number to each of his 4
grandchildren. After Grandpa gives them the gift certificates, each grandchild has 5 gift
certificates.

How many gift certificates does Grandpa have?

Write an equation to represent the problem.

Solve the equation.

Verify the solution.

The school student council sold Tee – Shirts for charity. The council bought the tee
shirts in boxes of 40. The student council added 6 dollars to the cost of each tee shirt.
Each tee shirt sold for 26 dollars.

What did the student council pay for 1 box of tee shirts?

Write an equation to represent this problem

Solve the equation

Verify the solution

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6.6 Creating A Table of Values

Saskatoon Pizza charges $11 for a medium cheese pizza plus $2 for each topping.
An equation for this relation is C = 11 + 2n, where n represents the number of
toppings and C represents the cost of the pizza in dollars.

Use the equation to create a table of values.

N C

Use the equation to find the cost of a pizza with 5 toppings.

Use the equation to find how many toppings are on a pizza that costs $27.

Check your answer.

2) The equation of a linear relation is: Y = -5x -3

Some ordered pairs in the relation are:

(0, -3) , (1, -8) , (2, -13) , (3, __ ) , (4, -23) , ( __, - 28)

Find the missing numbers in the ordered pairs.

Another Solution:

X Y
0 -3
1 -8
2 -13
3
4 -23
-28
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6.4 The Distributive Property

4(x + 5)

You can use variable tiles to model this equation.

To model 4(x+5), you need 4 groups of 1 positive variable tile, and 5 positive unit tiles.

These tiles are grouped by rows of tiles and units.

4x + 20

To model 4x + 20, you need the same tiles but their arrangement is grouped differently.

These tiles are grouped by similar families.

Use the distributive property to write each expression as a sum of terms.

Sketch a diagram in each case.

a(b + c) = ab + ac

B c

a
ab ac

7(c + 2)

Sketch a diagram

Write the equation for this model:

A b

42
42a 42b
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6.5 Solving Equations Involving the Distributive Property

12(e +11) = 336

This is a two step equation.

Step 1: get rid of the brackets.

12(e + 11) = 336
12(e) + 12(11) = 336

Step 2: Multiply.
12(e) + 12(11) = 336
12e + 132 = 336

Step 3: Make zero pairs.

12e + 132 = 336
- 132 - 132

Step 4: Divide & Solve.

Now it’s a one step equation.

12e = 204

12e = 204
12 12

e = 17