Variables Represent Unknowns

Variables Represent Unknowns

4th Grade · Math · 45 min· 5.pfa.2 The Student Will Investigate And Use Variables In Contextual Problems.

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Learning Objective

I can explain that a variable, like a letter or a shape, is used to represent an unknown number in a real-world problem, such as calculating the total cost when the price of each item is unknown.

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