Section outline

  • Solving Equations with Multiplication and Division 
    ::用乘数和除数解决等号

    Suppose you are selling pizza for $1.50 a slice and you can get eight slices out of a single pizza. How much money do you get for a single pizza? It shouldn’t take you long to figure out that you get 8 × $ 1.50 = $ 12.00 . You solved this problem by multiplying. Here’s how to do the same thing algebraically, using x to stand for the cost in dollars of the whole pizza.
    ::假设你卖披萨一切 1.50美元,你可以从一个披萨中取出八片。你能得到多少钱买一个披萨?你不必花很长时间就能发现你得到8x1.50美元=12.0美元。你通过乘法解决问题。这里是如何做同样的事情代数,用x来支付整个披萨的美元成本。

    Solving Equations 
    ::溶解等量

    1. Solve 1 8 x = 1.5 .
    ::1. 解决18x=1.5。

    Our x is being multiplied by one-eighth. To cancel that out and get x by itself, we have to multiply by the reciprocal , 8. Don’t forget to multiply both sides of the equation .
    ::我们的x正乘以八分之一。 要取消它并自己得到x, 我们必须乘以对等, 8。 不要忘了将等式的两边乘以。

    8 ( 1 8 x ) = 8 ( 1.5 ) x = 12

    ::8(18xx)=8(1.5)x=12

    2. Solve 0.25 x = 5.25 .
    ::2. 解决0.25x=5.25。

    0.25 is the decimal equivalent of one fourth, so to cancel out the 0.25 factor we would multiply by 4.
    ::0.25是小数数等于四分之一,所以要取消0.25系数,我们将乘以4。

    4 ( 0.25 x ) = 4 ( 5.25 ) x = 21

    ::4(0.25x)=4(5.25x)=21

    Solving by division is another way to isolate x . Suppose you buy five identical candy bars, and you are charged $3.25. How much did each candy bar cost? You might just divide $3.25 by 5, but let’s see how this problem looks in algebra.
    ::以分部解决是隔离 x 的另一种方式。 假设你买了5个相同的糖果棒,你却要付3. 25美元。 每个糖果棒要花多少钱? 你只需将3. 25美元除以5美元,但让我们看看代数里这个问题如何看待。

    3. Solve 5 x = 3.25 .
    ::3. 解决5x=3.25。

    To cancel the 5, we divide both sides by 5.
    ::为了取消5项,我们把双方除以5。

    5 x 5 = 3.25 5 x = 0.65

    ::5x5=3.255x=0.65

    4. Solve 1.375 x = 1.2 .
    ::4. 解决1.375x=1.2。

    Divide by 1.375
    ::除以1.375

    x = 1.2 1.375 x = 0.8 72 ¯

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    Notice the bar above the final two decimals; it means that those digits recur, or repeat. The full answer is 0.872727272727272....
    ::注意最后两个小数点上方的栏; 这意味着这些位数会重复, 或者重复。 完整答案是 0. 87272727272727722....

    Examples 
    ::实例

    Example 1
    ::例1

    9 x 5 = 5
    ::9x5=5

    9 x 5 is equivalent to 9 5 x , so to cancel out that 9 5 , we multiply by the reciprocal, 5 9 .
    ::9x5等于95xx, 所以取消95, 我们乘以对等, 59。

    5 9 ( 9 x 5 ) = 5 9 ( 5 ) x = 25 9

    ::59(9x5)=59(5)x=259

    Example 2
    ::例2

    7 x = 5 11 .
    ::7x=511. 7x=511.

    Divide both sides by 7.
    ::双方除以7。

    x = 5 11.7 x = 5 77

    ::x=511.7x=577

    Review 
    ::回顾

    For 1-5, solve the following equations for x .
    ::对于 1-5, 解答 x 的以下方程式 。

    1. 7 x = 21
      ::7x=21
    2. 4 x = 1
      ::4x=1
    3. 5 x 12 = 2 3
      ::5x12=23
    4. 0.01 x = 11
      ::0.01x=11
    5. 2 x 9 = 10 3
      ::- 2x9=103

    For 6-10, solve the following equations for the unknown variable.
    ::对于 6-10, 解析未知变量的下列方程式 。

    1. 21 s = 3
      ::21s=3 21s=3
    2. 7 a = 5
      ::-7a5
    3. 7 f 11 = 7 11
      ::7f11=711
    4. 6 r = 3 8
      ::6r=38
    5. 9 b 16 = 3 8
      ::9b16=38

    Review (Answers)
    ::回顾(答复)

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    ::单击可查看答题键, 或转到目录中, 单击“ 其他版本” 选项下的答题键 。