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McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 2, 2012

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3. Solving Equations

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Exercise 1 Page 22

What operations do "the product of" and "the sum of" represent?

12[x+(-3)]

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The first key phrase is "the product of ... and ..." This indicates that we should multiply two things. ... * ... The two terms that we are multiplying are: "12" and "the sum of ... and ... ". This is the second key phrase that we should multiply 12 by the sum of two things.

12 [... + ...] Things that we are adding are: "a number" and "negative 3". 12[a number+(-3)] The phrase "a number" is indicating an arbitrary number or a variable. If we call this number x, we can complete our expression. the product of 12 and the sum of a number and negative3 12 [ x + ( -3 )] Note that this is only one of multiple ways to algebraically express the given verbal expression.

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Check Your Understanding p.22

Practice and Problem Solving p.22-24

H.O.T. Problems p.24

Standardized Test Practice p.25

Spiral Review p.25

Skills Review p.25