Come up with a “real world” short story 2-5 sentences (word problem) which describes a situation which can be explained by a system of equations. There should be two equations and two unknowns (variables).Define your two variables.Write the two equations. Solve the system of equations with all three methods, graphing, substitution, and elimination.
I believe this project represents thinking and problem solving because you need to prove your knowledge of the systems of equations, which I believe is one of the most important components of algebra! Algebra is the manipulation and study of variables in an equation.
I chose to share this on my freshman portfolio because I believe that thinking and problem solving is a very important skill to have in life and that people need to be reminded of that. I am also very proud of myself for completing this assignment because this area of algebra was kind of confusing to me. But Mrs. Jeanie helped me a lot and I pulled through it!
This demonstrates my current growth in thinking and problem solving because I know not only to stay positive when your really confused, but also to try as hard as you can and asking for help is completley okay! This also demostrates my growth in this skill because I found an equation that could be solved by all three methods of the systems of equations.