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Mixture Problems
Mix up your lessons with the resource on mixture problems. Scholars use manipulatives to model and solve mixture problems. Individuals then set up both one- and two-variable equations to solve the problems.
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Mixture Problems
What percent of the mixture is juice? Pairs use their knowledge of proportions to determine what percent a mixture is juice given the percent of juice in the components. Pupils use the procedure learned with the juice mixture problem to...
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Thirty-Six Algebra Word Problems
In this word problem learning exercise, students solve thirty-six application problems. These problems include: mixture problems, rate problems, age problems, and consecutive integer problems.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
How To Work Word Problems in Algebra
Your algebra learners will pick up some solid algebra problem solving skills and a plan of approach for some typical types of word problems in this scripted worksheet that shows how to set up and organize each type of problem, create the...
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Review Sheets: Beginning Algebra
This jumbo worksheet contains everything you need to get through Pre-Algebra. Begin with simple expressions, and end with linear functions and polygons. There are multiple problems for each topic to make sure those skills are set.
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Worksheet #5: Mixture Word Problems
In this mixture word problem worksheet, students read story problems and determine what information is necessary to solve the mixture problem. They identify the correct solution, graph inequalities, and solve inequality equations. Nine...
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Algebra I Ch. 1: Notation and Equations
In this notation and equations worksheet, students solve 42 short answer problems. Students solve inequalities and equations in one variable. Students write and solve equations given a word problem. Students solve mixture and motion word...
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Population Problems
Find the percent of the population that meets the criteria. The 17th segment of a 20-part unit presents problems that involve percents of a population. Pupils use tape diagrams to create equations to find the percents of subgroups of the...
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Chapter 4 - Objective 6.1 - Unit Rate & Mixture Problems
In this unit rate worksheet, students read story problems and determine the unit rate. They set up equations to solve proportion, percent and mixture problems. This one-page worksheet contains seven story problems.
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Word Problems Mixture, Distance, Money, and Integers
In this algebra worksheet, students solve problems dealing with mixture, distance, money and integer. There are 32 questions dealing with word problems.
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Weighted Averages
Mixtures, weighted percentages, and varying speeds make problem solving difficult. The resource give learners a strategy for tackling these types of problems effectively.
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Mixture Word Problems
In this mixture word problem worksheet, students read problems and determine the correct amount of mixture needed for the given situation. This two-page worksheet contains 10 multi-step problems. Answers are provided on the last page.
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The Yo-Yo Problem: Solving Linear Equations
Students write the algebraic equation to determine the number of weeks money must be saved to purchase a yo-yo. In this algebra activity, students create a pattern of one penny surrounded by six pennies. They continue the pattern and...
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Mixing Candies
Mixture problems are a classic in first-year algebra. Unfortunately, many learners approach them in a formulaic fashion and don't truly understand the meaning of the algebraic expressions they are using. Here, the questions are not the...
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Algebra 1 Uniform Motion Problems
Middle schoolers create and solve their own word problem dealing either with planes, trains or automobiles.
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Weighted Averages
Weighted averages can be tricky to explain! However, this study guide makes it easy for teachers by including definitions, explanations, and breaking down problems into three steps. Includes mixture problems and uniform motion problems.
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Mixture Word Problems
In this algebra worksheet, students solve word problems related to mixtures. They figure out cost per kg, concentration of chemicals and percent of mixtures. There are 12 problems with an answer key.
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Mixing Fertilizer
Your young landscapers do concentration calculations in this problem dealing with mixing fertilizer. Learners use and analyze rational expressions within this context.
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The Nine Students Problem
In this algebra worksheet, 9 students are compared in groups of 3 on where they went to school, and if the tell the truth or not. There are clues given to try and figure out who is saying what. There is an answer key with this problem.
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Algebra And Trigonometry - Week 3: Law of Sines
For this law of sines worksheet, students read story problems. They use both algebra and the law of sines and cosines to solve problems. This two page worksheet contains seven problems.
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Algebra and Trigonometry - Week 3: Story Problems
In this story problem learning exercise, students read story problems, write equations, and solve. They use the law of sines, the law of cosines, the distance formula, and rates to solve problems. This two-page learning exercise contains...
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
In this thousands word problems worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 6 different word problems that include the thousands place. First, they read each story and draw a picture to determine the solutions to each problem. Then,...
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Systems of Equations: Substitution Method
In this systems of equations worksheet, students solve 6 systems using the substitution method. Students then set up and solve 2 systems of equations word problems, one being a mixture problem.
Illustrative Mathematics
Archimedes and the King's Crown
Learners will shout "Eureka!" in this quick but deep activity replicating the famous bathtub experiment of Archimedes. Given the scenario of a king with a suspected fake crown, young investigators develop formulas using density to...