Chapter+1.3

Chapter 1.3 Write Expressions

Vocabulary **Verbal Model:** A real world situation in which you can make an expression out of. **Rate:** A fraction comparing two numbers in different units. **Unit Rate:** A rate in which the denominator is 1.

Examples: EX 1: 8 more than the number //x.// More than means to add, so the answer is x+8

EX 2: Find feet per second for 300 yards per 1 minute. Change 300 yards into feet by multiplying by 3 because 1 yard = 3 feet. So you now have 900 feet per minute. Since there are 60 seconds in each minute just divide 900 by 60 After that, the answer is 15 feet per second.