ISEE Lower Level Math : Algebraic Concepts

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Lower Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #111 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for  in the equation

 

Divide both sides by the coefficient of , which is .

Convert fraction to decimal:

Example Question #112 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve 

 

Convert to equivalent fraction with  as the denominator.

Convert to a decimal

 is the correct answer.

 

Example Question #113 : Algebraic Concepts

If  and , then what is the product of

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To determine the product of , first solve each equation to get the values of those variables.

Subtract  from both sides of the equation:

Divide both sides by the coefficient, which is

 

Add  to both sides of the equation:

Divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of the variable, which is 2

If  and  

 then the product of

 is the correct answer.

Example Question #113 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

If  which of the following number sentences is true?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the solution, simply place the value of , which is , in each equation.

 

The only equation that is a true numerical statement if  is

Example Question #114 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Jaden has  in his piggy bank. What algebraic expressions would be used to determine how much Jaden needs to buy a video game that costs 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Jaden already has  of the  The variable would need to represent how much would be added to  to reach his goal of    

Therefore, 

 is the equation that you would use to solve this word problem.

Example Question #111 : Equations

Solve when 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, insert  for each  variable in the equation.

Using the Order of Operations, PEMDAS, solve the equation. PEMDAS stands for parentheses, exponents, multiplication/division, addition/subtraction. Remember the exponent tells you how many times to multiply the number by itself.

The subtraction of a negative is the same as adding a positive.

 

Example Question #116 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

What is the value of  in the following equation?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve:

First distribute the  to the terms inside the parentheses, and then solve using the Order of Operations or PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents. Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction):

 

 is the correct answer.

Example Question #111 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

If , which of the following number sentences are true?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Replace the variable  with . Then solve using order of operation (PEMDAS).

Example Question #118 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Solve for x in the following equation:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for in this equation, we must get x to stand alone or get x by itself.  

In the equation

to get x by itself, we must cancel out the 2 next to it.  To cancel it out, we will divide by 2.  If we divide on the left side, we must divide on the right.  So,

Therefore, after getting x to stand alone, we can see that .

Example Question #119 : How To Find The Solution To An Equation

Solve for a in the following equation:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for a, we want to get a to stand alone or be by itself.  To do that, in the equation

we need to cancel out the 5.  In this case, we are subtracting 5 on the left side.  To cancel it out, we need to add 5.  If we add 5 to the left side, we need to add 5 to the right side.  So we get

 

Therefore, if we solve for a in the equation, we get .

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