College Algebra (6th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 1.3 - Page 136: 75

Answer

Step 1: Read the question carefully and thoroughly and make sure to understand the question clearly. Step 2: Identify the given, required and solution and make sure to clearly understand and identify what's given, what's required and how to solve for. Step 3: Apply the formula and solve it as clean and simple as possible. Step 4: Check to see if the you got the correct solution by putting it into the equation.

Work Step by Step

To solve algebraic word problem, it is important to approach a question step by step until you arrive at the solution. The first and foremost important thing to do to solve a problem is to read the question carefully and thoroughly and make sure to understand a problem clearly. Then proceed to identify the given, required and solution. Once you've identified all three of these, proceed to apply the formula to solve and make sure to apply the formula in a very clean way so as not to create any confusion down the line. And then after you got your solution, check to see if the solution is correct.
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