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Name: Class: Date:

Creation Equations Webercise

1. Go to: http://www.weber.edu/developmentalmath/What_is_math_used_for.html a. List ways math in used in the real word b. Create a possible word problem for one of your listed uses of math.

c. Set up equations or inequalities to represent your problem, from part (b).

d. Using part(c), determine an answer.

2. Go to http://www.thirteen.org/get-the-math/ a. Watch one of the videos: i. Math in Video Games ii. Math in Music iii. Math in Restaurants iv. Math in Basketball v. Math in Special Effects b. Explain a way math is used to solve problems in selected video in part(a).

c. Watch Math in Fashion i. Then Take the Challenge ii. Watch See how the teams solved the challenge video iii. Create a word problem and set up equations/inequalities to be used to solve the problem.

iv. Give a possible solution.

3. Go to: http://www.ixl.com/math/algebra-1/solve-a-system-of-equations-by-graphingword-problems a. Write out the given word problem

b. Set up a system of equations

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Graph the system

d. Write the answer.

4. Go to: http://www.sophia.org/absolute-value-inequalities-in-the-real-world/absolutevalue-inequalities-in-the-real-world--2-tutorial a. Watch the video. b. Set up the inequality from the video.

c. Set up a possible absolute inequality problem yourself, and solve.