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Pull out the key info and understand what is being asked. If using guess and check – decide if you are right. List the items. Do the problem by guessing numbers. Define variable: make one of the items a letter. Make an equation based on patterns you see. Do. Tell us your answer.
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Pull out the key info and understand what is being asked If using guess and check – decide if you are right List the items Dothe problem by guessing numbers Define variable: make one of the items a letter. Make an equation based on patterns you see. Do Tell us your answer
Example Question A box of fruit has three times as many nectarines as grapefruit. Together there are 36 pieces of fruit. How many pieces of each type of fruit are there?
Describe/Draw • Number of nectarines is three times the number of grapefruit. • Number of nectarines plusnumber of grapefruit equals 36. Pull out the key info and understand what is being asked
Define • # of nectarines (3 times # of grapefruit) • # of grapefruit List the items
Guess and Check Method Dothe problem by guessing numbers If using guess and check – decide if you are right
Find a pattern x + 3x = 36 4x = 36 x = 9 (grapefruit) 3x = 27 (nectarines). Define variable: make one of the items a letter. Make an equation based on patterns you see. Do: solve the equation
Declare • 9 grapefruit • 27 nectarines Tell us your answer