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100

y +2+y= 

2y+2

100

5x=25

5

100

n -10 +9n -3

10n-13

100

3(10B+10)+5(b+2)

35B+ 40

100

What strategy looks like a box and involves drawing lines to divide?

Bar Model

200

8x+x= 

9x

200

x+4=10

6

200

4p+2p

6p

200

11r-12r

-r or -1r

200

What strategy means doing the opposite operations?

Inverse Operations

300

5+y-5+3y

4y

300

3x+2= 20

6

300

12r+5+3r-5

15r
300

5.57=d+0.29


5.46=d

300

What strategy has one equation on the left and another equation on the right and looks like balancing. 

Pan Balance

400

8x+6-7x+7+3x+2

4x+15

400

4x+5= 49

11

400

n-4-9

n-13

400

18=5B

B=3.6

400

What strategy is your favorite?

All of them!

500

6+4x-3+7x+7+6x

17x+10

500

7x - 9= 40

7

500

5n+3(6+7n)

26n+18

500

2x+7+3x-2+3

5x+8

500

What strategy involves families?

Combining like terms!

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