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Expressions & Equations

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Expressions & Equations: Linear Equations

Introduction to Linear Equations

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Introduction to Linear Equations

Introduction

Have you ever needed to figure out an unknown value, like how much money someone spent or how many points a team scored? Linear equations help us solve problems like these. A linear equation with one solution h...

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Emma buys a pack of 3 markers and a $7 sketchbook. The total cost is $16. Emma wonders, “What is the price of one marker?”

To find it, she writes the equation: 3x + 7 = 16.

She subtracts seven from both sides to remove the sketchbook’s cost and gets 3x = 9.

Next, since 3 multiplies x, she divides both sides by 3 to isolate x, g...