Solve for x without the panic
Learn along: we isolate the variable step by step. Pause and try each one.
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@panic_at_math6h · ♥ 400
in school I kept adding 5 instead of subtracting it. why is undoing so hard for my brain
in school I kept adding 5 instead of subtracting it. why is undoing so hard for my brain
@algebrajonah✓6h
Because we read left to right. Trick: undo in the reverse order of operations, so plus/minus first.
Because we read left to right. Trick: undo in the reverse order of operations, so plus/minus first.
@homeschool_mom34h · ♥ 330
My daughter watched this twice and finally got it. Clearer than her textbook.
My daughter watched this twice and finally got it. Clearer than her textbook.
@show_your_work3h · ♥ 70
disagree with skipping the number line for beginners tbh, some kids really need it
disagree with skipping the number line for beginners tbh, some kids really need it
@algebrajonah✓3h
Fair, I have a number-line version pinned on my profile for exactly that.
Fair, I have a number-line version pinned on my profile for exactly that.
@x_marks2h · ♥ 55
'isolate the variable' finally means something now
'isolate the variable' finally means something now
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