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Breaking
down Equations....What does it mean?
Notes
Step 1: Read the equation
Step 2: Underline key words
Step 3: Think about it!
What does it mean?
What operation is being
performed?
you trying
toIffind?
A truck delivered 50What
boxes are
of bananas
to a store.
each box
contained n bananas, write an equation that represents the number
of bananas delivered to the store?
Step 1: Read the equation
Step 2: Underline key words
Step 3: Think about it!
What does it mean?
What operation is being
performed?
you
to an
find?
A phone companyWhat
chargesare
$7.95
per trying
month plus
additional
$0.10 for each minute of long distance use, x. Write an equation
that represents the total month cost, in dollars, to use the phone
Step 1: Read the equation
Step 2: Underline key words
Step 3: Think about it!
What does it mean?
What operation is being
performed?
What
are
youIf trying
to find?
Stan has 8 fewer pencils
than
Teresa.
t represents
the number
of pencils Teresa has, write an equation that represents the
number of pencils Stan has.
Step 1: Read the equation
Step 2: Underline key words
Step 3: Think about it!
What does it mean?
What operation is being
performed?
What
are
you that
trying
find? Write
Fionna has $32 saved
to buy
a bicycle
coststo
x dollars.
an equation that represents how much more Fionna needs to buy
the bike.
A family drank x gallons of milk each week. They drank a total of 208
gallons of milk in 52 weeks.
Which equation represents the number of
gallons, on average, the family drank each week?
A. 52x = 208
B. x + 52 = 208
C. 52 ÷ x =208
D. 208 – x = 52
Jimmy has 5 times as many baseball cards as Cassie. Jimmy has
45 cards.
Which equation can be used to find the number of baseball cards,
x, that Cassie has?
A. x = 45 + 5
B. x + 5x = 45
C. x + 5 = 45
D. 5x = 45
Lisa wants to buy a wallet for $29.90, including tax. Which e
quation can
be used to represent how much change, x, Lisa will receive
if she pays with a $50 bill?
A. x + 50 = 29.90
B. x – 50 = 29.90
C. x – 29.90 = 50
D. x + 29.90 = 50
What does the variable represent? What will the variable
represent?
Steven has 43 baseball cards. Together Steven and Samanth
a have 75
baseball cards. How many baseball cards does Samantha ha
ve?
What does the variable represent? What will the variable
represent?
A landscaper was paid $510 for a job. He worked 30 hours. Ho
w much was he paid per hour?
What does the variable represent? What will the variable
represent?
A school bus holds 26 students. How many buses are needed
to carry 78 students? Write an equation to match this
situation.
What does the variable represent? What will the variable
represent?
Marcus had 34 pictures on his digital camera. After he took
some pictures of a sunset, he had 53 pictures on his camera.
How many pictures did he take of the sunset? Write an
equation to represent the situation.
What does the variable represent? What will the variable
represent?
Antoine bought several bags of marbles. Each bag has 14
marbles. In total, Antoine bought 56 marbles. How many did
he buy? Write an equation to represent the situation.
What does the variable represent? What will the variable
represent?
Monique had a collection of model cars. She got 8 model cars
for her birthday. She now has 25 model cars. How many cars
did she have in her collection before her birthday? Write an
equation to represent this situation.
What does the variable represent? What will the variable
represent?
Gail jogged around the track 4 times. She jogged a total of 600
meters. What is the length of the track? Write an equation to
represent this situation.
What
What does
does the
the variable
variable represent?
represent? What
What will
will the
the variable
variable
represent?
represent?
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parkinghad
meter
had 18 quarters
in it
by noon.
By 8the
end of
the
Monique
a collection
of model
cars.
She got
model
cars
day,
it had
41 quarters
in it.has
How
were
put into
for her
birthday.
She now
25many
modelquarters
cars. How
many
cars
the
meter
incollection
the afternoon?
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to an
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in her
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