Writing & Solving a Linear Equation from a Word Problem

Algebra · Algebra 1 · Big Ideas Math · Ron Larson · Chapter 1

Question

Question:
A movie streaming service charges a flat monthly fee of 8 dollars plus 3 dollars per premium movie rented. If a customer's bill for one month is 26 dollars, write and solve an equation to find how many premium movies the customer rented.

Writing & Solving a Linear Equation from a Word Problem

This lesson teaches students how to translate a real-world billing scenario into a two-step linear equation and solve for the unknown. Students practice isolating the variable using inverse operations — subtraction and division — and verify their solution by substitution.

In this lesson, you will learn to:
• Translate a word problem into a two-step linear equation
• Solve a two-step equation using inverse operations
• Verify the solution by substituting it back into the original equation

Course: Algebra1 · Big Ideas Math · Ron Larson · Chapter 1- Solving Linear Equations
Level: Grade 9

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