[dvmd_table_maker tbl_title_mode=”on” tbl_title_text=”Evaluating Algebraic Expressions” tbl_frame_type=”none” tbl_chead_cell_align_horz=”center” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” tbl_title_font=”|700|||||||” tbl_title_text_align=”center” tbl_tcell_text_font=”|600|||||||” tbl_chead_text_font=”|600|||||||” min_height=”436px” custom_margin=”||14px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][dvmd_table_maker_item col_label=”I’ll tell you why” col_content=”I’ll tell you why… You are playing a guessing game of a number with your friends and you say: “I’m thinking of a number. If I double it and add six, I get the same answer as if I multiply it by five and subtract three. What is the number?” After a few trials, you tell them that the number you are thinking of is 12. They asked you to explain how you figured it out. You explain it to them one phrase at a time. Use the five algebraic expressions below to fill in the blanks in order to complete the sentences. i) 5n – 3 ii) 2n + 6 = iii) 2n iv) 2n + 6 = 5n – 3 v) 2n + 6 ” col_chead_cell_color=”#000000″ col_chead_cell_align_vert=”center” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” col_chead_text_font=”|700|||||||” col_chead_text_font_size=”32px” global_colors_info=”{}”][/dvmd_table_maker_item][/dvmd_table_maker][dvmd_table_maker tbl_row_header_count=”0″ tbl_frame_type=”none” tbl_chead_cell_color=”#000000″ tbl_chead_cell_align_horz=”center” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” tbl_chead_text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”-18px|||||” custom_padding=”|0px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][dvmd_table_maker_item col_content=”One phrase at a time: I’m thinking of a number If I double it And add six I get the same answer As if I multiply it by five and subtract three So the word problem translates to the equation What is the number?” col_column_max_width=”0.3fr” col_tcell_cell_align_horz=”left” col_chead_cell_align_horz=”left” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/dvmd_table_maker_item][dvmd_table_maker_item col_content=”The phrase translates to algebra as: Ok, let the number be “n” to “double something” means to multiply by two, so it translates to ______________ well, “add six” , translates to ___________ “same answer” suggests “equal”, so we put an equal sign and we get ___________ Next, “multiply it by five and subtract three” translates to __________, which goes on the right side of the equation. _____________________ If you solve the equation you get 12″ col_tcell_cell_align_horz=”left” col_chead_cell_align_horz=”left” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” col_tcell_text_font=”||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/dvmd_table_maker_item][/dvmd_table_maker]

[dvmd_table_maker tbl_title_mode=”on” tbl_title_text=”Evaluating Algebraic Expressions” tbl_frame_type=”none” tbl_chead_cell_align_horz=”center” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” tbl_title_font=”|700|||||||” tbl_title_text_align=”center” tbl_tcell_text_font=”|600|||||||” tbl_chead_text_font=”|600|||||||” min_height=”436px” custom_margin=”||14px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][dvmd_table_maker_item col_label=”I’ll tell you why” col_content=”I’ll tell you why… You are playing a guessing game of a number with your friends and you say: “I’m thinking of a number. If I double it and add six, I get the same answer as if I multiply it by five and subtract three. What is the number?” After a few trials, you tell them that the number you are thinking of is 12. They asked you to explain how you figured it out. You explain it to them one phrase at a time. Use the five algebraic expressions below to fill in the blanks in order to complete the sentences. i) 5n – 3 ii) 2n + 6 = iii) 2n iv) 2n + 6 = 5n – 3 v) 2n + 6 ” col_tcell_cell_color=”#FFFFFF” col_chead_cell_color=”#000000″ col_chead_cell_align_vert=”center” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” col_chead_text_font=”|700|||||||” col_chead_text_font_size=”32px” global_colors_info=”{}”][/dvmd_table_maker_item][/dvmd_table_maker][dvmd_table_maker tbl_row_header_count=”0″ tbl_frame_type=”none” tbl_chead_cell_color=”#000000″ tbl_chead_cell_align_horz=”center” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” tbl_chead_text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”-18px|||||” custom_padding=”|0px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][dvmd_table_maker_item col_content=”One phrase at a time: I’m thinking of a number If I double it And add six I get the same answer As if I multiply it by five and subtract three So the word problem translates to the equation What is the number?” col_column_max_width=”0.3fr” col_tcell_cell_color=”#FFFFFF” col_tcell_cell_align_horz=”left” col_chead_cell_align_horz=”left” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/dvmd_table_maker_item][dvmd_table_maker_item col_content=”The phrase translates to algebra as: Ok, let the number be “n” to “double something” means to multiply by two, so it translates to 2n well, “add six” , translates to 2n + 6 “same answer” suggests “equal”, so we put an equal sign and we get 2n + 6 = Next, “multiply it by five and subtract three” translates to 5n – 3, which goes on the right side of the equation. 2n + 6 = 5n – 3 If you solve the equation you get 12″ col_tcell_cell_align_horz=”left” col_chead_cell_align_horz=”left” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” col_tcell_text_font=”||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][/dvmd_table_maker_item][/dvmd_table_maker]