I was at the Houston Museum of Natural Science last Saturday at the Real Pirates exhibit. Here’s the fun math thing I learned:
Post your thoughts in the comments.
Author: Bon Crowder
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How to Solve an Equation with Four Terms
Do you ever wonder why teachers start a problem the way they do?
There are four reasonable ways to start solving an equation like:
3x + 2 = 4x – 1
On this site I will always manipulate and move things around so that the equation we’re solving looks like:
(the three colors represent three different numbers)
I have done it here:
Have questions? Post them in the comments.