Matching Word Problems to Equations

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What is the symbol for 'greater than'?

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The symbol for 'greater than' is '>'.

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What is the symbol for 'less than'?

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The symbol for 'less than' is '<'.

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What does rounding a number to the hundredths place mean?

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Rounding a number to the hundredths place means adjusting the number to two decimal places.

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If I have 27 marbles and I have three times as many as you, how do I express this relationship mathematically?

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The relationship can be expressed as 3x = 27, where x is the number of marbles you have.

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What equation represents the total number of baseball cards if Josh has 246 cards divided equally into 3 binders?

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The equation is c x 3 = 246, where c is the number of cards in each binder.

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How do you find out how much more money Andrew needs to buy an iPod that costs $145 if he has saved $55?

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You can represent this with the equation 55 + x = 145, where x is the amount he still needs to save.

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What is an equation?

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An equation is a mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions.

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What does it mean to solve an equation?

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To solve an equation means to find the value of the variable that makes the equation true.

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What is a variable in mathematics?

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A variable is a symbol, often a letter, that represents an unknown value.

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What is the process of comparing two numbers called?

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The process of comparing two numbers is called comparison.