Monthly Archives: October 2011

Real World Line Graphs

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://www.flickr.com Straight Line Graphs play an important part in our modern lives. They are used extensively in Sales and Marketing, Economics, Business, Psychology, Science and Medicine. Here is a Graph from a medical study of infertility that has … Continue reading →

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The Cartesian Plane

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://fc05.deviantart.net In the above picture we have a pier going out at right angles from the horizontal coastline. We could walk away from where the man and his boat are, to many different locations, by wading out into … Continue reading →

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Equations Word Problems

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://content5.videojug.com Many word problems in Mathematics involve writing an equation and then solving it to obtain a number answer. First we need to know how to translate the words into Algebra. If you are not sure about how … Continue reading →

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Three Step Equations

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://www.motivateandcreate.com Solving three step equations can be done using back tracking flowcharts. Let’s review Back tracking Flowcharts. The forward steps along the top of the flowchart need to be put into BODMAS or PEMDAS order. The following is … Continue reading →

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Fractions Equations

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://sp.life123.com Fractions Equations usually involve dividing, that is represented using numerator/denominator notation, instead of using a divided by sign. We can solve Fraction Equations using Back Tracking Flowcharts. In our example equation: n/3 + 4 = 7 we … Continue reading →

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