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§ 2.4

An Introduction to Problem Solving. § 2.4. Strategy for Problem Solving. General Strategy for Problem Solving UNDERSTAND the problem. Read and reread the problem. Choose a variable to represent the unknown. Construct a drawing, whenever possible. Propose a solution and check.

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§ 2.4

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  1. An Introduction to Problem Solving § 2.4

  2. Strategy for Problem Solving General Strategy for Problem Solving • UNDERSTAND the problem. • Read and reread the problem. • Choose a variable to represent the unknown. • Construct a drawing, whenever possible. • Propose a solution and check. • TRANSLATE the problem into an equation. • SOLVE the equation. • INTERPRET the result. • Check the proposed solution in the problem. • State your conclusion.

  3. Finding an Unknown Number Example: The product of twice a number and three is the same as the sum of five times the number and 12. Find the number. 1.) UNDERSTAND Read and reread the problem. If we let x = the unknown number, then “twice a number” translates to 2x, “the product of twice a number and three” translates to 2x· 3, “five times the number” translates to 5x, and “the sum of five times the number and 12” translates to 5x + 12. Continued

  4. The product of the sum of is the same as twice a number 5 times the number and 12 and 3 2x · 3 = 5x + 12 Finding an Unknown Number Example continued: 2.) TRANSLATE Continued

  5. 6x + (– 5x) = 5x + (– 5x) + 12 Add –5x to both sides. Finding an Unknown Number Example continued: 3.) SOLVE 2x· 3 = 5x + 12 6x = 5x + 12 Simplify left side. x = 12 Simplify both sides. 4.) INTERPRET Check: Replace “number” in the original statement of the problem with 12. The product of twice 12 and 3 is 2(12)(3) = 72. The sum of five times 12 and 12 is 5(12) + 12 = 72. We get the same results for both portions. State: The number is 12.

  6. Solving a Problem Example: A car rental agency advertised renting a Buick Century for $24.95 per day and $0.29 per mile. If you rent this car for 2 days, how many whole miles can you drive on a $100 budget? 1.) UNDERSTAND Read and reread the problem. Let’s propose that we drive a total of 100 miles over the 2 days. Then we need to take twice the daily rate and add the fee for mileage to get 2(24.95) + 0.29(100) = 49.90 + 29 = 78.90. This gives us an idea of how the cost is calculated, and also know that the number of miles will be greater than 100. If we let x = the number of whole miles driven, then 0.29x = the cost for mileage driven Continued

  7. Daily costs mileage costs maximum budget plus is equal to 2(24.95) + 0.29x = 100 Solving a Problem Example continued: 2.) TRANSLATE Continued

  8. 49.90 – 49.90 + 0.29x = 100 – 49.90 Subtract 49.90 from both sides. Divide both sides by 0.29. Solving a Problem Example continued: 3.) SOLVE 2(24.95) + 0.29x= 100 49.90 + 0.29x = 100 Simplify left side. 0.29x = 50.10 Simplify both sides. x 172.75 Simplify both sides. Continued

  9. Solving a Problem Example continued: 4.) INTERPRET Check: Recall that the original statement of the problem asked for a “whole number” of miles. If we replace “number of miles” in the problem with 173, then 49.90 + 0.29(173) = 100.07, which is over our budget. However, 49.90 + 0.29(172) = 99.78, which is within the budget. State: The maximum number of whole number miles is 172.

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