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Solving Literal Equations and Formulas

Solving Literal Equations and Formulas

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Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
6.EE.B.7, 7.EE.B.4A, 8.G.B.8

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Andrew Schmitt

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11 Slides • 9 Questions

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Solving Literal Equations and Formulas

LT: I can rewrite and use literal equations and formulas to solve problems.

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Resources

  • https://www.desmos.com/scientific

  • Manipulating areas: https://youtu.be/eTSVTTg_QZ4

  • Manipulating perimeters: https://youtu.be/Aig1hkq3OsU

  • Manipulating Temps: https://youtu.be/BR5yFOt0zao

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If a soccer pitch has an area of

 9000 yd29000\ yd^2 and its length is  120 yd120\ yd , what is its width?

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 A=lwA=lw  

If a soccer pitch has an area of  9000 yd29000\ yd^2 and its length is  120 yd120\ yd , what is its width?

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Mr. Schmitt has  1575ft21575ft^2 of sod for his backyard. If the length of his back yard is 75 ft75\ ft , how wide can he make his lawn?

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 A=lwA=l\cdot w  

Mr. Schmitt has  1575 ft21575\ ft^2  of sod for his backyard. If the length of his back yard is  75 ft75\ ft , how wide can he make his lawn? 

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If the perimeter of a football field is 346.6 yd346.6\ yd 

and the length is 120 yd120\ yd , what is the width?

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 P=2l+2wP=2l+2w  

If the perimeter of a football field is 346.6\ yd and the length is 120\ yd , what is the width?

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If I can average 70 mph70\ mph 

to cover a distance of 105 miles, how many hours will it take?

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 speed=dist.timespeed=\frac{dist.}{time}  

If I can average 70 mph70\ mph 

to cover a distance of 105 miles, how many hours will it take?

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Multiple Choice

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When Mr. Schmitt lived in Indonesia people would tell him it is 33°C33\degree C .  Mr. Schmitt doesn't know how hot that is, so tell him what the temp is in Fahrenheit.


The Formula is  C=59(F32)C=\frac{5}{9}\left(F-32\right) 

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 0.5 °F0.\overline{5}\ \degree F  

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 0°F0\degree F  

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 91.4°F91.4\degree F  

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 50.3 °F50.\overline{3}\ \degree F  

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 117°F117\degree F  

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 C=59(F32)C=\frac{5}{9}\left(F-32\right)  

When Mr. Schmitt lived in Indonesia people would tell him it is 33\degree C .  Mr. Schmitt doesn't know how hot that is, so tell him what the temp is in Fahrenheit.

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Multiple Choice

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If I am trying to get a center pivot irrigation system (circular) to cover a circular field with an area of roughly 3,000,000 ft23,000,000\ ft^2 , what is the approximate radius of my field?

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1000 ft

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950,000 ft

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475,000 ft

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100,000 ft

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13,457 ft

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 A=πr2A=\pi r^2  

If I am trying to get a center pivot irrigation system (circular) to cover a circular field with an area of roughly 3,000,000\ ft^2 , what is the approximate radius of my field?

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In baseball the base paths are 90 feet. If a runner is stealing 2nd, how far does the catcher have to throw to get the runner out? Round to the nearest foot.

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 a2 +b2=c2a^2\ +b^2=c^2  

In baseball the base paths are 90 feet. If a runner is stealing 2nd, how far does the catcher have to throw to get the runner out? Round to the nearest foot.

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Multiple Choice

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A firefighter needs to know if his ladder will reach the third floor window. Her latter is 10 meters long, and she must place it 5 meters from the wall. If the 3rd story window is 9 meters high, will the ladder make it?

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Yes, the ladder will reach exactly 9 meters high.

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No, the ladder will only make it 5 meters high.

3

No, the ladder will be about 0.3 meters short of the window.

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Yes, the ladder can reach 15 meters high.

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No, the ladder will be 2 meters short of the window.

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 a2+b2=c2a^2+b^2=c^2  

A firefighter needs to know if his ladder will reach the third floor window. Her latter is 10 meters long, and she must place it 5 meters from the wall. If the 3rd story window is 9 meters high, will the ladder make it?

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A florist wants to make a bouquet when all of the flowers are the same height.


The red roses start at a height of 8 inches and grow 0.5 inches per week. The white roses start at a height of 6 inches and grow at a height of 1 inch per week.


How many weeks until she can cut the roses?

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 a(w)+b=c(w)+da\left(w\right)+b=c\left(w\right)+d  

A florist wants to make a bouquet when all of the flowers are the same height.
The red roses start at a height of 8 inches and grow 0.5 inches per week. The white roses start at a height of 6 inches and grow at a height of 1 inch per week.
How many weeks until she can cut the roses?

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Solving Literal Equations and Formulas

LT: I can rewrite and use literal equations and formulas to solve problems.

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