Problem Solving

Question 1

Which clues did you highlight? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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“24 cookies” is the total number of cookies.; “7 friends” is the number of groupings.; “Each of his friends the same number of cookies” tells that the groupings are equal.; “3 cookies” is the number that are left over.

Question 2

Which strategies could you use to solve this problem? Check all that would work.

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Draw the 24 cookies and separate them into 7 equal groups.; Divide 24 by 7, and check that the remainder is 3.; Let x be the number of cookies per friend. Solve the equation 7x + 3 = 24.

Question 3

Complete the steps to translate the statement “twice a number is five less than three times the number” into algebra.Twice a number:

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2x

Question 4

Is:

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=

Question 5

Five less than three times the number:

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3x – 5

Question 6

“Twice a number is five less than three times the number” translates to .

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2x = 3x – 5

Question 7

Translate the statement into a sentence.Three than

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more

Question 8

times a number is at least

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nine times a number is at least

Question 9

times the number.

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five times the number.

Question 10

If twice a number is at least three less than four times the number, which of the following are true? Let n represent the number.

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The number is at most three-halves.

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