Warm

Up 1.4
Convert the measurements.
50 miles to kilometers

18 cubic centimeters to liters

Convert the rate.

3000 meters per second to miles per hour

Classify the number 22/7. Explain.

Show an example of the commutative property.

Unit 1: Equations and Inequalities

Target 1.4
REARRANGE EQUATIONS (1.4)
AND USE FORMULAS AND FIND
PATTERNS TO SOLVE VERBAL
MODELS (1.5)

Solve the linear equation for y.

9x 4 y = 7

y + 2 x = 14

Solve the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle for w.

p = 2l + 2 w
Use your rearranged formula to nd the width of a rectangle with a
perimeter of 41 cm and a length of 5 cm.

Solve the nonlinear equation for y.

2 y + xy = 6

8 x + y = 4 xy

Lets take a look at a few strategies for solving story problems.

A train travels 457 miles in 6.5 hours. Find the speed of the train.
This time, using a simple formula is enough to solve the problem.

d = rt

This table shows the height h (in feet) of a parachuter t minutes

after opening the parachute.
Time
0
Height 2000

1
1750

2
1500

3
1250

4
1000

Find the height of the parachuter after 7 minutes by looking for a

pattern.

Write an equation that represents the parachuters height after t

minutes.

You are hanging four championship banners on a wall in the gym.

The banners are 8 feet wide. The wall is 62 feet long. There should
be an equal amount of space between the ends of the wall and the
banners and between each pair of banners. How far apart should
the banners be placed?
This time, lets draw a diagram to help us visualize the problem.

Your monthly phone plan costs $59.99 for unlimited calls and data.
Additionally, you pay $0.15 per text sent. If your total bill was
$116.24 last month, how many texts did you send?

Your new car used 16 gallons of gas and traveled a total of 460
miles. The cars fuel eciency is 30 miles per gallon (mpg) on the
highway and 25 mpg in the city. How many gallons of gas were
used on the highway?
Highway miles

distance = ( mpg) ( gal ) + ( mpg) ( gal )

City miles

Heres something new! Work problems!

You can wash one car in 8 minutes and your friend can wash one
car in 6 minutes. How long will it take to wash 7 cars if you and
your friend work together?
Nope, its not 49 minutes.
The trick to solving a Work Problem is to
set up rates.