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Algebra 1: Operations with Fractions Flashcards

In our free 10th grade curriculum, I mentioned that we were using “Elementary Algebra with Applications.”

I’m posting our homemade flashcards from the first section, perhaps not helpful for anyone else, but hey, you never know.

The first section is on Operations with Fractions and includes finding the Least Common Denominator, reciprocals, and operations with fractions.

19 cards

Four matching activities. Solve each one step equation and match the equation with its answer. math_algebra-file-folder-equations-one-step

I wrote out the following guide to help my older kids solve simple algebraic word problems.

Algebra Word
Problem Getting Started Quick Guide

After reading the problem all the way through:

1. 1. Set your variable to be what you are looking for (what you are
asked to solve for in some cases ). (WRITE IT OUT)

a. Example: The question asks you to find the number of red marbles
so you write:

x = number of red marbles

2. 2. Write your equation

a. Look for keywords

The following words	may signal or signals
is, was, are, will be, yields, sold for	=
increased by, more than, combined, together, total of, sum, added to	addition
decreased by, minus, less, difference between/of, less than, fewer than	subtraction
of, times, multiplied by product of, increased/decreased by a factor of	multiplication
per, a, out of, ratio of, quotient of percent (divide by 100)	division

Some
words taken from www.purplemath.com

b. Take phrases at a time and write down what they translate into

3. 3. Simplify/collect like terms

4. 4. Solve for your variable (get it by itself)

5. 5. CHECK YOUR WORK

a. Plug your answer back into the original equation, if the sides
are equal, then the solution is correct, insha Allah.