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WRITING EQUATIONS
FOR EXAMPLE
There are 6 pencils for every box .
The total number of pencils we
have are 240. Write an equation
that represents how many boxes
we have.
5 STEPS
1. Read the situation as
many times as you need
to for it to make sense.
STEPS
2. decide what operation is
needed for the equation.
Ex: Multiplication
STEPS
3. Identify what the
expression equals.
Ex:
STEPS
4. Write the expression and what it
equals in one line and you’ve
written the equation. (But you’re not
done).
Ex:
STEPS
5. Solve and check your answer to the equation to
see if it makes sense for the situation.
Solve: Check:
=
There are 40 pencil boxes.
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