Applications for Rational Equations are questions relating rational equations to real life situations and circumstances.

Hints/Steps:

1. Read through problem carefully to understand what is being asked

2. Decide where you will need to introduce a variable in place of an unknown number

3. Create an equation based on the given information

4. Solve the equation

5. Express answer in a full sentence and check that the solution makes sense for what was being asked

Note: there are 4 types of applications

1. Problems involving distance, speed, and time

2. Problems involving proportions

3. Problems involving motion

4. Problems involving work

 

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