Equations from Real-World Situations
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Objective
I can use a letter to stand for a missing number and write an equation to match a story problem.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
7 questions
Explain in your own words what a variable is in a math problem.
What are some keywords that might tell you to use addition when solving a word problem? Give at least two examples.
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Maria had some stickers. She gave 12 stickers to her friend. Now she has 25 stickers left. Write an equation using the letter 's' to represent the number of stickers Maria had originally. David bought several packs of pencils. Each pack had 8 pencils. He bought a total of 56 pencils. Write an equation using the letter 'p' to represent the number of packs of pencils David bought.”
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