Introduction to

If you had 3 eggs, and your mother gave you some more eggs. The total was 5 eggs. 

How many eggs did your mother give you? 

 

 

The answer is 2 more eggs. 

3 + 2 = 5

 

 

 

 

BASICALLY.. THIS IS ALGEBRA!

 

Algebra is finding the value of an unknown number in an equation. 

 

* We put letters to represent the unknown numbers. 

 

5 +  ? = 6 

5 + m = 6 

 

Choose your favorite letter

 

 

Each algebraic equation has: 

- Numbers. (0, 1, 2, 3, 4...)

- Operation. (+   -   x   ÷)

- Letter. ( a, f, m, k, b, z, x, y...)

- Equal sign. ( = )