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How Do You Solve a Word Problem That Compares Two Complex Fractions?
Fractions, money, and a word problem? Write out an equation that has a fraction as the numerator of a fraction. Huh? Confusing? Don't give up! Watch the video as the instructor illustrates and explains how to solve this seemingly...
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem That Compares Two Fractions?
Who made more money in the stock market, Brad or Ariel? Brad's stock went up, but Ariel's stock fluctuated up and down. Set up an inequality to solve this one. Ariel will have several terms as her stock fluctuated and Brad has a single...
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5th Grade: Dividing Fractions
This clip may be of some use, provided either as a tutorial for students or a methodology for a teacher. Dividing fractions is described and associated as flipping and dipping similar to rip and dip at Pizza Hut. Note: This video appears...
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What Are Some Words We Use To Write Inequalities?
Prepare your learners to comprehend word problems that involve different types of inequalities. This tutorial provides an overview of the common phrases used to describe compound inequalities and absolute value inequalities. With this...
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What are Rates and Unit Rates?
Rate is really a ratio of given quantities that you are comparing that have different units. A unit rate is a rate that has a denominator of one. The teacher gives a couple of examples for each term, rate and unit rate. The instructor is...
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How Do You Find the Rate of Change Between Two Points on a Graph?
The instructor uses a graph representing time and distance to illustrate how to solve this word problem. She explains each step: rate of change, distance, time, vertical change over horizontal change, change in distance, and change in...
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem with an Equation Using Addition?
Watch and learn how to set up a simple equation to this word problem. It's very straightforward. And you can solve it too.
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How Do You Solve a More Complicated Interest Problem?
This word problem on simple interest has a bit of a twist. When you read this word problem it boggles the mind. I know, it boggled mine. But never fear, the instructor takes you through this seemingly complicated interest problem...
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem by Multiplying Trinomials?
Use the distributive property to multiply these two trinomials. Then combine all the like terms and make sure to write them in descending order by degrees.
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How Do You Find the Probability of Independent Events?
A word problem about probability which asks about two events occurring. Are the events independent of each other? Is this a compound events problem? How do you approach solving this word problem? The instructor explains just how to solve...