Tuesday, April 2, 2013

More Help with Literal Equations

Lesson Objectives:

By the end of the lesson you should be able to:

        1.) Isolate the specified variable in literal equations.


Lesson:  Solving Literal Equations

So what is a literal equation?

What does it mean to solve a literal equation?
Let's check out this example using the distance formula.


Now lets look at an example that involves fractions.

Here is a real practical example that will definitely be on the TEAS test. (Fastforward to 2 min 53 secs)

Celcius to Farenheit


Click Here to play the literal equations drag & drop game.

Click Here to take a brief online quiz on solving literal equations.