Parts of an Equation
2c + 5 = 17
What is c=6 ?
Desiree made 100 cookies this week. She baked 4 more than three times the total she made last week. Create an equation to find how many cookies she baked last week.
What is 3x+4=100?
Shakira went bowling with her friends. She paid $3 to rent shoes and then $4.75 for each game of bowling. If she spent a total of $21, then how many games did Shakira bowl?
What is 4.75x+3=21
x=4 games ?
Use the Tape diagram to find an equation and solve for x.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ifH3VAZPQYwgHrEKijjRfKNmSt5tyWkDreISp_5bgl8/edit
What is 4x+17=23
x=1.5 ?
6k - 5 = 43
What is k=8 ?
This year, Cornell’s class took one more than three times as many field trips as last year’s class. This year, Cornell’s class took a total of 7 trips. Find an equation for how many field trips his class took last year.
What is 3x+1=7 ?
Kaya rented a limousine for prom. There was a one-time charge of $100, plus an hourly rate of $45. Her total cost for the night was $347.50. How many hours did Kaya rent the limo for?
What is 100+45x=347.50
x=5.5 hours ?
Match Hangers with Equations
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ye2lcx7qhfz2dWQ-0HaoSTPkgTu0WbHZFuUcMna1B5A/edit
What is A - 3 , B - 2 , C - 1 ?
An example of an inverse operation?
What is ...
Multiplication to Division,
Division to Multiplication,
Addition to Subtraction,
Subtraction to Addition.
y/9 - 15 = 5
What is y=180 ?
At a pizza eating competition, Davonne at two more than twice as many slices as the runner-up. If Davonne at 11 slices, then find an equation for how many slices the runner-up ate.
What is 2+2x=11 ?
James earned a total of $900 last week. This total was $10 less than five times the amount he earned last week. How much money did James earn last week?
What is 5x – 10 = 900
x = $182 ?
Write an equation to represent the hanger.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10CucBC6YCe8mYoE35ky2_aHf2tT_zVBGawHR0ncOynI/edit
What is 5x+1=36 ?
What is the first step in finding/creating an equation using a word problem?
What is identify your variable?
(Let x = ... )
1/4(32+x)=4
What is x =-16?
Steve is on a weight loss program. His goal weight is 195 pounds. He currently weighs 339 pounds and plans to lose three pounds each week. Find an equation to solve for how long will it take him to reach his goal.
What is 339-3x+195?
At McDonald’s, a six-piece Chicken McNuggets and a medium fries have a total of 602 calories. The medium fries have 350 calories. Find the amount of calories in one Chicken McNugget.
What is 6x+350=602
x=42 calories ?
Write an equation to represent the hanger and solve for x.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ElSjoR6TTQ88DepO40cAUMSYSA1rDHY-5vJsThyLbnI/edit
What is 5(x+6)=55 or 5x+30=55
x=5 ?
Daily Double!!!!
What is a reciprocal, and how is it used?
What is one divided by a number?
(ex: 8 - 1/8 or 3/4 - 4/3 )
These are used when trying to divide fractions within an equation.
4(5b+63)=732
What is b=24?
A hot cup of coffee is 180 degrees F. It loses heat at a rate of 4 degrees F per minute. Find an equation that solves for how long will it take for the coffee to be 70 degrees F.
What is 180-4x=70 ?
Mr. Schmidt’s car has a 15.8 gallon gas tank. He pulls into the station with 2.6 gallons left in the tank. If the gas pump pumps 2.2 gallons per minute, how long will it take to fill the tank.
What is 2.6+2.2x=15.8
x= 6 minutes ?
Use the tape diagram to find an equation and solve for a.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XqhWwFnTIxps_eeiUFnjZSuy67f8o3UOtXasJOqn7xo/edit
What is 3(a+2)=24 or 3a+6=24
a=6 ?