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Courtney Tout
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Writing Equations

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Equations
An Equation is a mathematical sentence that shows that two expressions are equivalent using an equal sign.
An Equal sign shows that both sides of an equation have the same value.
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Multiple Select
Identify equations: Select all answer choices that are equations
5 + 2 = 7
3 + w
40 = 4h
2m
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Key Words
Addition: add, sum, plus, more, make
Subtraction: take away, less, decrease, minus, difference
Multiplication: each, times, group of, multiply, product
Division: divided, share, equal groups, quotient
Equals: makes, total, same as, equivalent
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How to identify parts of equations from words
Circle Numbers
Box Key Words
Underline variables or unknowns
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Multiple Choice
14 greater than a number g is 32
14 x g = 32
14 + g = 32
14 - g = 32
g - 14 = 32
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Multiple Choice
40 is equal to 5 times an unknown number
40 - 5n
40 = 5n
40/n = 5
40 - n = 5
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Real-World
You can write equations to help you solve real-world problems.
When writing an equation from a real life situation it is important to identify the variable.
Ex: 10 is greater than some number by 5.
Variable: some number or x
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Multiple Choice
Bill scored 13 points in a basketball game. His teammates (all together) scored x points. The total points for Bill's team was 44 points. What is the variable
The number of points his teammates scored
The number of points Bill scored
The total number of points
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Multiple Choice
Bill scored 13 points in a basketball game. His teammates (all together) scored x points. The total points for Bill's team was 44 points. Write an equation for this situation.
44 + 13 = x
13 + x = 44
44 + x = 13
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