If you stuck, you can often solve the problem using "plug and chug." With some practice, you'll find it easy!

1. Identify the number you need and numbers you know.
• Need to know:
• Already know:

Do you know an equation that connects the number you need to the numbers you know?

2. Plug 🔌 the numbers you know into the equation. 
3. Algebraically solve for the needed quantity ("chug" 🚂). If you like, you can check ✔ your algebra by plugging your answers back into the original equation.
4. Think over 🧠 your result. Does it make sense based on what you learned in class?

I will often summarize these four steps with the following template:

Plug and chug:
1. Equation →
2. Plug 🔌 →
3. Solve 🚂 →
4. 🧠 →

Notes:

• To return to the OneNote digital whiteboard, just click the "back" button in your browser.
• Math fact: If you know all of the numbers in a formula except one, you can generally use algebra to find the last number.
• Solved examples can be found in Week 1 of the main OneNote for your class.
• This method is just how you solved basic word problems in Algebra class. We realize that it may have been years or even decades since you took algebra, so we're trying to make it as "step by step" as possible!