Solving Equations with Fractions

Solving Equations with Fractions

Introduction

Two-step equations can include fractional coefficients, which appear in situations where quantities are shared equally. Solving these equations follows the same invers...

Imagine you are at an arcade.You use half of the game tokens you had, then you win 3 extra tokens, bringing your total to 7.

You want to figure out how many tokens you started with.

Let x represent the starting number of tokens. After spending half of x, one-half of x remains. Winning 3 more tokens gives the equation: one-half x plus...