Algebra: Solving Linear Equations - Part 2: Applications (Sample 2)

[NOTE: This video is only 12 minutes of the full 3 hour lesson. Please visit my website to purchase complete version] This lesson consists of providing you with a Self-Tutorial on how to solve typical linear word problems (story problems or applied problems). The tutor shows you how to solve for a specific variable in formulas. He also discusses how to covert a repeating decimal into a fraction (which was skipped in Basic Math: Lesson 6 -"Fractions") and will teach you how to convert units of measurement.

Examples of word problems done include:

Finding a number based on certain criteria.
Word problems involving some geometry (triangle, rectangle, circle).
Age problems.
Mixture problems.
Money problems (story of my life!).
Rate-Time-Distance problems.
Percent Equations/problems.
Ratio and Proportion (concepts and solving problems, including similar triangles).
Problems dealing with Unit Price.

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[turk990]

umm when you converted minutes to time like when u did 144mins to 2.4 hrs.. isnt it suppose to be 2 hrs and 24 mins ? becuz 2 hrs and 40 mins equal 160 mins ...

[videomathtutor]

@turk990 2.4 hours is **NOT** the same as 2 hours, 40 minutes. One is the DECIMAL form, the other is in HOURS/MINUTES/SECONDS form. I hope this helps.

[Papu1234]

Thanks alot.. if only you uploaded this a few weeks ago! :(