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Question on begginer algebra. Solving Equations. - Page 2

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aeroH
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1034 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-14 02:52:07
October 14 2009 01:25 GMT
#21
yeah, algebra in 8th and geometry in 9th. i STILL hate geometry proofs. so annoying
i miss 8th grade math D:
edit:missed a word.
Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
October 14 2009 01:25 GMT
#22
Yeah this is 8th grade stuff...not 5th rofl BlackJack. Kind of funny to see though, I forgot that there are probably some kids on this website.
Monstah-_-
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
249 Posts
October 14 2009 01:25 GMT
#23
On October 14 2009 10:12 FragKrag wrote:
I learned algebra in 8th grade as well

?_?


On October 14 2009 10:00 arb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 14 2009 09:55 motbob wrote:
On October 14 2009 09:53 BlackJack wrote:
This is 5th grade work. I hope OP is trolling, otherwise this is really sad =[

??? I didn't learn algebra until 8th grade, and most high schools have Algebra 1 as the standard freshman high school math course.

yeah this shit was hard when i first learned it in 9th grade


On October 14 2009 09:53 BlackJack wrote:
This is 5th grade work. I hope OP is trolling, otherwise this is really sad =[


Yes, this is learned in 8th grade, Arb and BlackJack just think that they are cool for acting like they have a long internet penis when they really don't.
you live in the woods and drink vodka
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-14 01:28:47
October 14 2009 01:27 GMT
#24
On October 14 2009 10:25 Monstah-_- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 14 2009 10:12 FragKrag wrote:
I learned algebra in 8th grade as well

?_?


Show nested quote +
On October 14 2009 10:00 arb wrote:
On October 14 2009 09:55 motbob wrote:
On October 14 2009 09:53 BlackJack wrote:
This is 5th grade work. I hope OP is trolling, otherwise this is really sad =[

??? I didn't learn algebra until 8th grade, and most high schools have Algebra 1 as the standard freshman high school math course.

yeah this shit was hard when i first learned it in 9th grade


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On October 14 2009 09:53 BlackJack wrote:
This is 5th grade work. I hope OP is trolling, otherwise this is really sad =[


Yes, this is learned in 8th grade, Arb and BlackJack just think that they are cool for acting like they have a long internet penis when they really don't.

Yeah im a Classy troll

But really i wasnt being sarcastic
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24805 Posts
October 14 2009 01:31 GMT
#25
As some have pointed out, algebra is not fifth or sixth grade material in the USA. It is usually done in 8th or 9th grade. I did it in math 8 enriched but this was a while ago when math was a little different.
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intoyourrainbOW
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States168 Posts
October 14 2009 01:36 GMT
#26
Ha I took algebra in 8th grade but I knew I could've been one more year ahead because there was this 8th grader I knew who took geometry... I took geometry in 9th grade, but some of my friends were taking algebra II and i was like, fuck this shit i don't want to be a noob anymore. so i took algebra ii during the summer at a community college with a bunch of 30-40 year olds (a real serious eye-opener for me) it felt weird being the youngest kid in the class but i rocked the shit out of it and got an A. Finally caught up with my friends and took pre-calculus in 10th grade.. IB Calculus in junior year.. and then calc II senior year. YAY.
coolcrimefighter
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States378 Posts
October 14 2009 01:36 GMT
#27
this kind of algebra is pre algebra
which is 6th grade in the US or at least thats when I/all my friends took it
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
October 14 2009 01:48 GMT
#28
I love how no one is like, "fucking hw thread", just because they actually know how to do it.

lol
Roffles *
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Pitcairn19291 Posts
October 14 2009 01:52 GMT
#29
On October 14 2009 10:48 Snet wrote:
I love how no one is like, "fucking hw thread", just because they actually know how to do it.

lol

I'd be worried if someone couldn't do the problem in the OP.
God Bless
BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-14 02:13:47
October 14 2009 02:05 GMT
#30
ok typically algebra 1 you take in 9th grade if you're in an average course. in 8th grade if you're in advanced courses, or in 7th grade if you're in a gifted program. But this is hardly algebra 1 work... Even in pre-algebra you should have already learned the order of operations and dealing with parenthises and exponents. Basic concepts like "what you do to one side you have to do to the other" should not be 9th grade work....... I was first exposed to this in 3rd grade but only briefly and more extensively in 5th grade. They may have done it in your schools and you just forgot as well, but they use 2 variables I think 1 is called a "star" and the other is something else, but they are opposites of each other so that one variable is basically X and the other is -X so that it teaches canceling out and taking away from each side very easily to break down the problem and get the solution.

Actually in 3rd grade it wasn't even done on paper, they just gave you a "scale" with the 2 different variables represented by small statues like white + black pawns from a chest set, and if you take a white pawn from the left side you have to take a white pawn from the other side. Or you can take a white pawn and a black pawn off the same side since they are opposites and cancel each other out. This is very very basic algebra, just like the OP's problem and it's not 9th grade algebra 1 iirc.

and yeah I probably came off as an ass, but that's only because I was 99% sure OP was trolling, especially since his birthday said he should be 19
Monstah-_-
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
249 Posts
October 14 2009 02:08 GMT
#31
On October 14 2009 11:05 BlackJack wrote:
ok typically algebra 1 you take in 9th grade if you're in an average course. in 8th grade if you're in advanced courses, or in 7th grade if you're in a gifted program. But this is hardly algebra 1 work... Even in pre-algebra you should have already learned the order of operations and dealing with parenthises and exponents. Basic concepts like "what you do to one side you have to do to the other" should not be 9th grade work....... I was first exposed to this in 3rd grade but only briefly and more extensively in 5th grade. They may have done it in your schools and you just forgot as well, but they use 2 variables I think 1 is called a "star" and the other is something else, but they are opposites of each other so that one variable is basically X and the other is -X so that it teaches canceling out and taking away from each side very easily to break down the problem and get the solution.


If you looked at what I said on the first page this is just review at this time, I would be glad to tell you what I am learning halfway into the year.

We have learned to do everything you stated in 6th grade but I can tell you it was much different then this.
you live in the woods and drink vodka
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17082 Posts
October 14 2009 02:31 GMT
#32
On October 14 2009 10:48 Snet wrote:
I love how no one is like, "fucking hw thread", just because they actually know how to do it.

lol


Actually I think it's because people don't want to be assholes to eighth graders :/
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Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
October 14 2009 02:39 GMT
#33
Yeah Algebra is usually 8th grade, I was one of the lucky ones and got to take it in 7th grade..unfortunately,math/physics is all I'm good at in school..
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
October 14 2009 02:41 GMT
#34
On October 14 2009 11:31 Empyrean wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 14 2009 10:48 Snet wrote:
I love how no one is like, "fucking hw thread", just because they actually know how to do it.

lol


Actually I think it's because people don't want to be assholes to eighth graders :/

Ehhhh I'm with Snet on this one.

The first reply answered it correctly, I don't see how this even got to two pages TBH. Many students learn different things at different times in different countries. Nothing to discuss/argue about really.
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Chromyne
Profile Joined January 2008
Canada561 Posts
October 14 2009 02:45 GMT
#35
On October 14 2009 10:25 aeroH wrote:
yeah, algebra in 8th and geometry in 9th. i STILL hate geometry proofs. so annoying
i 8th grade math D:


Same here. I'm in university, and I still hate the geometry I learned in high school. Scary stuff IMO >_<"

Also, depending on where you're from/what curriculum you're using, this material could be learned earlier/later. Enjoy middle/high school while you can!
Soli Deo gloria.
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
October 14 2009 03:00 GMT
#36
On October 14 2009 11:45 Chromyne wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 14 2009 10:25 aeroH wrote:
yeah, algebra in 8th and geometry in 9th. i STILL hate geometry proofs. so annoying
i 8th grade math D:


Same here. I'm in university, and I still hate the geometry I learned in high school. Scary stuff IMO >_<"

Also, depending on where you're from/what curriculum you're using, this material could be learned earlier/later. Enjoy middle/high school while you can!

Geometry and Trig both. I hated working with them in my calculus courses.
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Avidkeystamper
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States8556 Posts
October 14 2009 03:01 GMT
#37
Agh, Geometry is my least favorite branch of Math. Even trig ranks above it.
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Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
October 14 2009 03:27 GMT
#38
On October 14 2009 11:31 Empyrean wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 14 2009 10:48 Snet wrote:
I love how no one is like, "fucking hw thread", just because they actually know how to do it.

lol


Actually I think it's because people don't want to be assholes to eighth graders :/


Yeah I agree. I was tempted to make an asshole post but then I realized that being sarcastic to an 8th grader is kind of mean.
butter
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States785 Posts
October 14 2009 03:32 GMT
#39
On October 14 2009 09:34 Monstah-_- wrote:
...because everything I do to one side I must do to the other, right?
so now my problem is... I subtracted 2p from the right side and added to the left
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Faronel
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States658 Posts
October 14 2009 04:14 GMT
#40
On October 14 2009 10:31 micronesia wrote:
As some have pointed out, algebra is not fifth or sixth grade material in the USA. It is usually done in 8th or 9th grade. I did it in math 8 enriched but this was a while ago when math was a little different.

For sure... American high schools aren't the best in the world, on average. They're actually pretty crappy when compared to foreign schools. But American Universities are really really good.
C'est la vie...
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