“The Solving Rap”
Equations look so scary,
Can we solve them? Don’t think so.
But then we learned the solving rap,
And now we’re solving pros!
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
First ya gotta SIMPLIFY,
Why solve it if it’s hard?
Distribute then combine like terms,
Do each side on its own.
Now it’s time to MOVE STUFF,
This step’s a piece of cake!
From one side to the other,
Change the sign to move across.
Then we’re back to SIMPLIFY,
Simple is our goal.
Combine like terms on each side.
Now the last step can be told.
Finally time to SOLVE it,
So ask what’s bugging x.
Apply the inverse operation
Once to each side.
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
Now that we are finished,
See how easy it can be?
Let’s solve some more equations,
So much fun for you and me!
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
Equations look so scary,
Can we solve them? Don’t think so.
But then we learned the solving rap,
And now we’re solving pros!
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
First ya gotta SIMPLIFY,
Why solve it if it’s hard?
Distribute then combine like terms,
Do each side on its own.
Now it’s time to MOVE STUFF,
This step’s a piece of cake!
From one side to the other,
Change the sign to move across.
Then we’re back to SIMPLIFY,
Simple is our goal.
Combine like terms on each side.
Now the last step can be told.
Finally time to SOLVE it,
So ask what’s bugging x.
Apply the inverse operation
Once to each side.
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
Now that we are finished,
See how easy it can be?
Let’s solve some more equations,
So much fun for you and me!
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!
SIMPLIFY, MOVE STUFF, SIMPLIFY, SOLVE!