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Math Spiral 24: Expressions & Equations

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Question 1

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Directions: Write an equation to solve the word problem AND solve the equation for the given variable.

Hint:
• Annotate Total amounts in Red and Parts in Blue.
• Annotate the Dividend in Red, Divisor in Blue, and Quotient in Green.

In the popular video game Alien Invasion, each of the 400,000 mutant green aliens that attack California are equipped with 4 ray blasting eyeballs made specifically for human destruction and annihilation. Write an equation for “e” eyeballs to find out many eyeballs there were altogether in the alien army.

Question 2

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Directions: Write an equation to solve the word problem AND solve the equation for the given variable.

Hint:
• Annotate Total amounts in Red and Parts in Blue.
• Annotate the Dividend in Red, Divisor in Blue, and Quotient in Green.

Aiden is an avid marathon runner. In April, he acquired 14 medals while running 14 marathons. In May he is planning to run another 12 grueling races in 2 weeks. Write an equation to find out how many “m” medals that Aiden will have procured by the end of May.

Question 3

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Directions: Write an equation to solve the word problem AND solve the equation for the given variable.

Hint:
• Annotate Total amounts in Red and Parts in Blue.
• Annotate the Dividend in Red, Divisor in Blue, and Quotient in Green.

Sasha is playing the popular video game Alien Invasion. In this game a total of 400,000 aliens attack California. During the invasion, the aliens invade with an armada of 40 motherships. Write an equation to find out how many “a” aliens are in each mothership.

Question 4

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Directions: Write an equation to solve the word problem AND solve the equation for the given variable.

Hint:
• Annotate Total amounts in Red and Parts in Blue.
• Annotate the Dividend in Red, Divisor in Blue, and Quotient in Green.

For her school fundraiser Shelly is selling pink and blue stuffed teddy bears. She has 42 pink bears that she is selling for $20 per bear. Over the duration of the 2 week fundraiser, she is selling a total of 85 bears. Write an equation to find out how many “b” blue bears Shelly is selling.