Emmet is working on their math homework. The first section they needs to work on has four times as many practice problems as the second section. There are practice problems in total. How many practice problems are in the second section?
(a)
Explain how to use the following picture of a strip diagram to solve this problem.
(b)
Explain how to use algebra to solve this problem. If you use a variable, be sure to define it in as much detail as you can.
(c)
Explain how parts (a) and (b) are connected. Point to as many specifics in your work as you can.
Fan, Georgina, and Thurston are working on their math homework. Fan and Georgina were given problem sheets with an equal number of problems on them. Fan has two of these sheets and Georgina has three. Thurston has problems to work on. If all three of them have a total of problems to work on, how many problems are on each problem sheet?
(a)
Use a strip diagram (or several strip diagrams) like the one in Problem 1 to solve this problem. Explain how you drew your picture and how it helped you to solve the problem.
(b)
Explain how to use algebra to solve this problem. If you use a variable, be sure to define it in as much detail as you can.
(c)
Explain how parts (a) and (b) are connected. Point to as many specifics in your work as you can.
Kateryna is working on her math homework. She has already completed of the practice problems in the section, and there are problems that she has not completed. How many problems was Kateryna assigned?
(a)
Use a strip diagram (or several strip diagrams) like the one in Problem 1 to solve this problem. Explain how you drew your picture and how it helped you to solve the problem.
(b)
Explain how to use algebra to solve this problem. If you use a variable, be sure to define it in as much detail as you can.
(c)
Explain how parts (a) and (b) are connected. Point to as many specifics in your work as you can.
Barish is working on his math homework. He has already completed of his assigned problems, and he plans to complete of the remaining problems tomorrow. This will leave him more problems for the day after tomorrow. If the entire assignment contains problems, how many problems has Barish already completed?
(a)
Use a strip diagram (or several strip diagrams) like the one in Problem 1 to solve this problem. Explain how you drew your picture and how it helped you to solve the problem.
(b)
Explain how to use algebra to solve this problem. If you use a variable, be sure to define it in as much detail as you can.
(c)
Explain how parts (a) and (b) are connected. Point to as many specifics in your work as you can.
This semester, the ratio of practice problems that Hector has done to the number of problems that Sandy has done is . If Hector and Sandy have done problems all together, how many problems has each student done?
(a)
Use a strip diagram (or several strip diagrams) like the one in Problem 1 to solve this problem. Explain how you drew your picture and how it helped you to solve the problem.
(b)
Explain how to use algebra to solve this problem. If you use a variable, be sure to define it in as much detail as you can.
(c)
Explain how parts (a) and (b) are connected. Point to as many specifics in your work as you can.
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