Vocabulary
Tape Diagram
Two Step Equation
Write an equation and Solve
100
Another word for the letters used in expressions and equations.
Variable
100
What is the value for x in Tape Diagram A?
What is the value for x in Tape Diagram B?
No calc.
100
Solve for x:
2x + 1 = 5
No calc.
x = 2
100
Lin made goody bags for their 5 friends. Each bag had x amount of dollars. Lin added 3 more dollars to each bag. Lin had a total of 45$.
Write an equation to represent the story.
Solve your equation
5(x + 3) = 40
x=5
200
This type of math problem has an equal sign.
Equation
200
Draw a tape diagram and solve:
Wendy went to the store. She bought 3 boxes of cereal each weighing the same. If she spent $12 in total, how much was each box of cereal?
No Calc.
x = 4
200
Solve for x:
3x - 4 = 11
No calculator
x = 5
200
The skating rink charges each student $5 to enter plus a fee for skates. Today, $126 was collected for the 9 attendees. Write and solve an equation that represents the story.
9(x+5)= 126
x=9
300
What type of math uses numbers and symbols to formulate expressions and equations?
Algebra
300
Draw a tape diagram and solve:
Charlie went on a hike. The total trail was 12 miles. He walked 4 miles then took a break. He then split up the rest of his hike into 2 parts.
x = 4
300
Solve for x.
2(x + 5) = 30
No Calc.
x = 10
300
Maya had 72 flyers to hang up around the school. She gave 7 flyers to each of four volunteers. Then she took the remaining flyers and divided them up equally between the four volunteers.
4(x+7) = 72
x=11
400
The term for when you find what the missing variable equals.
Solution
400
Draw a tape diagram for this situation and solve
Mai is making cakes for her school’s bake sale. She used 17 cups of flour for her first batch of cookies. She then used the same amount of flour to make 4 small pans of brownies. She used 23 cups of flour in total.
x=1.5
400
Solve for y.
3(y - 2) = 12
No calculator
y = 6
400
A school ordered 3 large boxes of board markers. After giving 15 markers to each of 3 teachers, there were 90 markers left. The diagram represents the situation. How many markers were originally in each box?
3(x-15)=90
x=45
500
The number in front of the variable is called ________
Coefficient
500
Write an equation for the tape diagrams and solve.
x = 22
x = 14
500
Solve for x.
120 = 10x - 10
No Calc.
x = 13
500
Ms. Prado gave a quiz in class today. Each student received the same amount of questions. To be petty she gave two students 2 extra questions each. In total she gave out 54 questions amongst 10 students. Write an equation that represents the story.
10x + 4 = 54
x=5