Abstract
Recently, students still often have difficulties and share common mistakes in solving the linear equation system of three variables. This qualitative descriptive research describes the errors and causes of students’ errors in solving the linear equation system of three variables using Polya’s problem-solving steps. The subjects were 33 students of Grade 10 Science at one of the Senior High School in Indralaya. The data collection techniques used observation, student worksheets, and interviews. The results showed there were several students’ errors and the causes of students’ errors in solving the problems. These errors are errors in identifying the known and asked information, errors in making mathematical models of problems, errors in calculations, errors in arranging the linear equation system of three variables, and errors in giving valid reasons for their answers. The causes of these errors are the limited time for understanding the problem, careless in doing calculations, forgetting the formulas, and lacking understanding of variables concept.
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