Simple Equations

Mathematics J.S.S 2 Second Term

Theme: Algebraic Process

Sub Theme: Algebraic Operation

WEEK 5

Simple Equations

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to;

1. Solve simple linear equations
2. Solve  problems on simple equations

Simple Linear Equations

Content

When most people talk about equations, they mean algebraic equations. These are equations that involve letters as well as numbers. Letters are used to replace some of the numbers where a numerical expression would be too complicated, or where you want to generalize rather than use specific numbers.

Definition of Equation

Equations are open sentences which have the equal sign. Solving an equation means finding a value of the unknown which makes the equation true. Any letter a, f, c, x etc. can be…