Age becomes a problem. Learners see how to set up and solve age word problems. The video goes through two examples of word problems relating the ages of people. The first example uses the relationship between the ages of two people and the second includes the relationship between three people. Scholars practice what they learned using the related worksheets.

Concepts

solving equations, solving for 1 variable, expressions, word problems, combining like terms

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Review writing expressions to match a real-world situation

Classroom Considerations

• Expects students are comfortable solving two-step equations
• Assumes pupils know how to combine like terms

Pros

• Includes an answer key
• Shows the steps used to solve equations

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 MP1 MP6 7.EE.B.4.a