Essential Ideas

Section 6.8: Percent

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6.8 Outline

  1. Percent
  2. Fractions/decimals/percents
    1. procedure for changing a percent to a decimal
    2. fraction/decimal/percent conversion chart
  3. Estimation
    1. unit fraction-conversion method
    2. percentage
    3. unit fraction comparison
  4. The percent problem
    1. the amount; percentage
    2. percent; rate
    3. whole quantity; base
    4. procedure
    5. warning: DO NOT ADD PERCENTS
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Section 6.6: Algebra in Problem Solving

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6.6 Outline

  1. Introduction to problem solving
    1. principle of substitution
    2. procedure
    3. translating
      1. sum
      2. difference
      3. product
      4. quotient
  2. Number relationships
    1. formulate an equation
    2. consecutive integers
  3. Distance relationships
  4. Pythagorean relationships
    1. If two sides of a right triangle are know, the third can be found
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Section 6.4: Equations

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6.4 Outline
  1. Terminology
    1. equation
      1. true
      2. false
      3. open
    2. satisfy
      1. root
      2. solution
      3. solve – this is the last of four main processes in algebra
    3. equivalent equations
    4. types
      1. linear equations
      2. quadratic equations
  2. Linear equations
    1. equation properties
      1. addition property
      2. subtraction property
      3. multiplication property
      4. division

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Section 6.1: Polynomials

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6.1 Outline

  1. Terminology
    1. term
    2. polynomial
      1. monomial
      2. binomial
      3. trinomial
    3. degree
      1. of a term
      2. of a polynomial
      3. linear
      4. quadratic
    4. numerical coefficient
  2. Simplification
    1. like terms/similar terms
    2. simplify – this is the first of four main processes in algebra
  3. Shortcuts with products
    1. FOIL (see
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