i hated algebra as a teen and i now hate it as the parent of a teen. algebra is of satan.
this is part of why algebra is so demonic:
the sale price of a radio is 30% below the original price of the radio, but a 7 % sales tax is added to the sale price. betty’s total bill for her radio came to $97.54. what was the original price of the radio Betty bought on sale? (hint: let x be the original price of the radio. write an equation to represent the problem and then solve it.)
the answer is $130.23 but the problem is writing out the equation. oh how i hate algebra.
are you kidding me? algebra rocks!
how about those packers!
it’s the word problems. i hate word problems.
however, i love the packers and what bret farve is doing.
I got bored so I sent you the solution to your facebook account.
Betty is such a nerd. A radio for less than $100 must be a KMC brand.
the key to word problem is to pick out the words that typically mean mathemetical functions. like “of” typically means you’re going to be multiplying, “less” typically means subtract, etc.