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� You need � White board, marker, eraser � A sharpened pencil � A piece of scrap paper � Please complete the following: � Turn in your work from yesterday � Warm Up #44 � Write the following expressions in words. Use your scrap paper: a) b) c) d) 12 ÷ (n+ 4) (n + 4) ÷ 12 15 ÷ 3 n 3 n ÷ 15

How to Translate Word Problems to Equations It’s as easy as !!!

Try this Here’s what to do If four times a number, increased by 2, is the same as three times a number, increased by 9 , find the number. �Assign a variable to the unknown. �Look for “operation” words in the problem. �Look for words that indicate the equal sign �Set up the equation and solve!!

Your turn If five times a number, increased by 4, is the same as twice the number, increased by 13, find the number When a number increased by 4 is doubled, the result is the same as when the number is increased by 20. Find the number. � Assign a variable to the unknown. � Look for “operation” words in the problem. � Look for words that indicate the equal sign � Set up the equation and solve!!

Your turn When a number increased by 1 is doubled, and then increased by 5, the result is the same as when the number is increased by 10. find the number. � Assign a variable to the unknown. � Look for “operation” words in the problem. � Look for words that indicate the equal sign � Set up the equation and solve!!

Time to ramp it up a bit… Shirley bought three equally priced notebooks and a $5 pen for $17. How much was each notebook?

Look for the unknown Shirley bought three equally priced notebooks and a $5 pen for $17. How much was each notebook? What is the unknown in this problem? ? ? The price of the notebook!!! Assign the unknown a variable. Let’s use “n” for notebook. n

Look for clues… Shirley bought three equally priced notebooks and a $5 pen for $17. How much was each notebook? Is there anything we need to know about the notebooks? ? ? There are three notebooks. They are equally priced. How do we show three equally priced notebooks algebraically? 3 n

Look for more clues… Shirley bought three equally priced notebooks and a $5 pen for $17. How much was each notebook? Is there anything else we know? ? ? She bought a pen for $5. She spent $17 How do we show this algebraically? 3 n + 5 = 17

Now you take it from here!! Shirley bought three equally priced notebooks and a $5 pen for $17. How much was each notebook? 3 n + 5 = 17

Try this one Steps Sue and George each purchased a game. Together, the games cost $16. Sue’s game was $7. How much was George’s game? �Look for the unknown and assign in a variable. �Look for clues about the unknown �Look for what is known �Write the equation and solve!!

Try this one Steps Sam bought two packages of small fries and a Big Mac. He spent a total of $7. If the Big Mac cost $3, how much did each package of small fries cost? (Sam is really gonna need to run a LOT to burn off all those calories, but that is for another problem…) �Look for the unknown and assign in a variable. �Look for clues about the unknown �Look for what is known �Write the equation and solve!!

Try this one Steps Theresa could purchase four small gifts and a $3 doll for the same price as three of the small gifts and one $5 doll. What was the price of each of the small gifts. �Look for the unknown and assign in a variable. �Look for clues about the unknown �Look for what is known �Write the equation and solve!!