Solving Routine Problems

Involving Algebraic
Expressions.
 Routine Problems
- Routine problems are problems that stress
the use of sets of known or prescribed
procedures or algorithms.
 GUESS MY NUMBER:
I have a number. If you increase it
by 6, multiply the sum by 4, and
subtract 7 from the product the
result is 37. Can you guess my
number?
Steps in problem-solving

1. Understand the problem.

a. Read the problem carefully.
b. Identify what is given and what is asked.
c. Represent one unknown variable can be
represented in terms of that same letter.
2. Write the equation
a. Translate the phrases into algebraic
expressions.
b. Use the condition(s) in the problem to
write the equation.
3. Solve the equation and state the answer.

4. Check
a. Check that your answer satisfies the
conditions stated in the problem.
2. When 6 times a number is
increased by 4, the result is
40. Find the number.
 3. In a box of letters, there are 3 x’s, 4
y’s, and 13 z’s. In a second box, there
are 7 x’s, 15 y’s, and 2 z’s. The
contents of the two boxes are put
together in a third box which already
contains 2 x’s, 3 y’s and 8 z’s. What are
the final contents of the third box?
 4. Louie saved(pesos from his
allowance. How much did he have
after buying a gift worth (10x + 3)
pesos for his father’s birthday?
5. The area of a rectangle is cm2 . Find the
length of the rectangle if its width is 7b cm.

6. By how much is the area of the square of

side (7a + 3b) more than the area of a rectangle
whose length (2a + b) and width (3a + 2b)?
Solving Non-Routine
Problems
Involving Algebraic
Expressions.