This week students practiced how to write equations to solve for variables within a given a word problem. They learned that they must first identify the known information and what needs to be found (variable). They then use that information to create an equation that helps them to solve for the value of the variable.
Example Word Problem:
The bakery made 815 chocolate chip cookies and the rest of the cookies they made were sugar cookies (n). They made 1,400 cookies in all. Write an equation below and solve to show how many sugar cookies (n) were made. Use the variable “n”.
Students should be able to:
Write multiple equations of inverse operations that would be true based on the information given. Ex.
1,400 - 815 = n (This one is easiest to solve because the variable is by itself)
1,400 - n = 815
815 + n = 1,400
n + 815 = 1,400
SO.... n = 685 Sugar Cookies
Next week we will look at measurement conversions, and wrap up our cycle 2 unit. The Quarterly CFA will be given the week of Mar. 2.
Example Word Problem:
The bakery made 815 chocolate chip cookies and the rest of the cookies they made were sugar cookies (n). They made 1,400 cookies in all. Write an equation below and solve to show how many sugar cookies (n) were made. Use the variable “n”.
Students should be able to:
Write multiple equations of inverse operations that would be true based on the information given. Ex.
1,400 - 815 = n (This one is easiest to solve because the variable is by itself)
1,400 - n = 815
815 + n = 1,400
n + 815 = 1,400
SO.... n = 685 Sugar Cookies
Next week we will look at measurement conversions, and wrap up our cycle 2 unit. The Quarterly CFA will be given the week of Mar. 2.