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Equations - Single Variable (One Side)

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The Equations: Single Variable, One Side exercise set provides you with an opportunity to create a variety of algebra equations. Use exponents and decimals to add complexity.

Select from the provided equation patterns, or create your own single variable, one side equation patterns.

Change the number of exercises

  1. Click on the box labeled "Number of Exercises" in the options panel.

  2. Type in a new number or use the up and down arrows to change the value. You can choose any number from 1 to 200.

Change the number of exercises in a row

  1. Select "Exercises per Row" in the options panel.

  2. Click the down arrow to choose a new number from the list or use Auto.

Notes:

  • If you are using the default auto settings, the number of questions per row will change automatically when you adjust the font size or the low/high number ranges.

  • For word problems exercises sets, you can only choose 1 or 2 exercises per row.

Change the row spacing

Set the spacing between rows of exercises in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the input field for the Row Spacing option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 0 to 300.

Show title

  1. To show the exercise set Title, select the check box for the Show Title option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set title, deselect the check box.

Show instructions

  1. To show the exercise set Instructions, select the check box for the Show Instructions option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set instructions, deselect the check box.

Show the answer bank

  1. To show the answer bank, select the check box for the Show Answer Bank option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the answer bank, deselect the check box.

Show duplicate warning

When this option is selected, a warning is displayed if there are any duplicate exercises in the exercise set. To hide the duplicate warning, uncheck the Show Duplicate Warning option in the options pane.

Add, edit and select equation patterns

  1. Select Edit Patterns in the options pane. An ellipsis button appears. Click the ellipsis button to open the editor.

  2. Add, edit, and select the equation patterns and save your changes.

  3. Click OK to close the editor and apply the changes to the math document.

Change the range of values

To achieve values within a set range, set the the high end of the range and the low end of the range.

  1. To set the high end of the range, select the input field for the Range High option in the options pane and enter a new value to the maximum allowed for that exercise.

  2. To set the low end of the range, select the input field for the Range Low option in the options pane and enter a new value to the minimum allowed for that exercise.

Note

To locate the range for any particular option, check the definition area at the bottom of the options pane when an option is selected. Some exercises allow negative values to be entered for either the high or low end of the range by using the hyphen as the negative sign, i.e. -10, -999, -1000.

Use or change decimal values

  1. To use or change decimal values, select the drop-down arrow for the Decimals option in the options pane.

  2. Select the desired decimal place values.

  3. Click OK to apply the selected values.

Note

Examples - If you have a number like 256

  • select 1 decimal place, the number will become 25.6

  • select 2 decimal places and the number will become 2.56

  • select 4 decimal places and the number will become 0.0256

Limit the number of decimal places in solutions

  1. Select the input field for the Decimals in Solution option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid values: 0 to 9.

Select the range of exponents

  1. To select the range of exponents to be used, select the drop-down arrow for the Exponents option in the options pane.

  2. Select the desired exponent values, then click OK to apply the selected values.

Change the variable side

  1. To change the variable side, select the drop-down arrow beside the Variable Side option in the options pane.

  2. Select either the Left Side or the Right Side for the variable to appear on, or select Mixed for a randomly generated mix.

Limit negative solutions

This option will limit negative solutions where possible. Check the box for Limit Negative Solutions to control for the negative solutions. When unchecked, negative solutions will not be controlled.

Limit fractional solutions

This option will limit fractional solutions where possible. Check the box for Limit Fractional Solutions to control for the fractional solutions. When unchecked, fractional solutions will not be controlled.

Select letters for the variables

Select one or a variety of letters to represent the variable (v) in the equations.

  1. To change the variable letters, select the drop-down arrow beside the Variable Letters option in the options pane.

  2. Select the desired variable letters, then select OK to apply the selections.

Use a dot for multiplication symbol

To use a dot for multiplication rather than the common multiplication symbol, select the check box for the Use Dot for Multiplication option in the options pane.

Tip

If no multiplication symbol is desired, leave out the multiplication symbol when creating a pattern: nv or nd to get 4b or 2.3k instead of 4 x b or 2.3 x k

Enclose negative values in parentheses

Automatically enclose negative values in parentheses to prevent consecutive symbols. For example, y + -5 will become y + (-5). To prevent consecutive symbols, select the check box for the Prevent Consecutive Symbols option in the options pane.

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