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Ungroup, then double-click to edit text Breaking down Equations....What does it mean?

Step 1: Read the equationStep 2: Underline key wordsStep 3: Think about it!

What does it mean?What operation is being

performed?What are you trying to find?A truck delivered 50 boxes of bananas to a store. If each

box contained n bananas, write an equation that represents the number of bananas delivered to the store?

Step 1: Read the equationStep 2: Underline key wordsStep 3: Think about it!

What does it mean?What operation is being

performed?What are you trying to find?A phone company charges $7.95 per month plus an

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 equationStep 2: Underline key wordsStep 3: Think about it!

What does it mean?What operation is being

performed?What are you trying to find?Stan has 8 fewer pencils than Teresa. If t represents the

number of pencils Teresa has, write an equation that represents the number of pencils Stan has.

Step 1: Read the equationStep 2: Underline key wordsStep 3: Think about it!

What does it mean?What operation is being

performed?What are you trying to find?Fionna has $32 saved to buy a bicycle that costs x dollars.

Write 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 = 208B. x + 52 = 208C. 52 ÷ x =208D. 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 + 5B. x + 5x = 45C. x + 5 = 45D. 5x = 45

Lisa wants to buy a wallet for $29.90, including tax. Which equation can be used to represent how much change, x, Lisa will receive if she pays with a $50 bill?

A. x + 50 = 29.90B. x – 50 = 29.90C. x – 29.90 = 50D. x + 29.90 = 50

What does the variable represent? What will the variable represent?

Steven has 43 baseball cards. Together Steven and Samantha have 75baseball cards. How many baseball cards does Samantha have?

What does the variable represent? What will the variable represent?

A landscaper was paid $510 for a job. He worked 30 hours. How 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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

A parking meter had 18 quarters in it by noon. By the end of the day, it had 41 quarters in it. How many quarters were put into the parking meter in the afternoon? Write an equation to represent the situation.