Maths

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Finding solutions to problems with two variables

In this lesson, we will be discussing how to work systematically to find all possibilities for problems with two variables.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which expression would represent the following problem: The cooking time for roast beef is 30 minutes for every kg plus an additional 15 minutes.

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Q2.Which expression would represent the following problem: The cost of a photo album book is £2.50 for binding and printing with an additional cost of 15p per photograph.

2/4

Q3.Which expression would represent the following problem: A singer makes money from selling music. They pay a one-off fee of £25.00 to Oak-Tunes for marketing and distribution costs and receive 55p for each copy of the album sold.

3/4

Q4.Instead of writing 5 x a in an algebraic expression, what could I write instead?

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which expression would represent the following problem: The cooking time for roast beef is 30 minutes for every kg plus an additional 15 minutes.

1/4

Q2.Which expression would represent the following problem: The cost of a photo album book is £2.50 for binding and printing with an additional cost of 15p per photograph.

2/4

Q3.Which expression would represent the following problem: A singer makes money from selling music. They pay a one-off fee of £25.00 to Oak-Tunes for marketing and distribution costs and receive 55p for each copy of the album sold.

3/4

Q4.Instead of writing 5 x a in an algebraic expression, what could I write instead?

4/4

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Finding solutions to problems with two variables

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.3f + g = 15. Which of the following pairs of numbers would work?

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Q2.5a - 2b = 8. Which of the following pairs of numbers would work?

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Q3.3c + 2d = 20. Which pair of numbers does does NOT work with this equation?

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Q4.6m - 3n = 15. Which pair of numbers does does NOT work with this equation?

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Quiz:

Finding solutions to problems with two variables

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.3f + g = 15. Which of the following pairs of numbers would work?

1/4

Q2.5a - 2b = 8. Which of the following pairs of numbers would work?

2/4

Q3.3c + 2d = 20. Which pair of numbers does does NOT work with this equation?

3/4

Q4.6m - 3n = 15. Which pair of numbers does does NOT work with this equation?

4/4

Lesson summary: Finding solutions to problems with two variables

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