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Common Core Math Standard
AZ-7.EE.4a: Solve word problems leading to equations of the form px + q = r and p(x + q) = r, where p, q, and r are specific rational numbers.

Daily Objective
By the end of the lesson, I will be able to ______________________________________

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** How Can I Use This? ** Mr. Walker and Mrs. Bernal are seeing Fred whoordersd has more teacher observations to conduct. They ask the math department to add up each of their responsibilities. The math teachers tell Mr. Walker that he has 10 more than two-thirds the total of Mrs. Bernal.

x + 10

Do Now
Lance, Joey, and Justin play on a baseball team. Their last names are Brown, Green, and White, in no particular order. They each made a different number of hits during a single baseball game. Using the clues below, what are the full names of the boys in order of number of hits they made, from least to greatest? Justin got more hits than Joey but fewer hits than Green Brown got fewer hits than Justin and Lance What are we solving for? What do I need to do in order to solve the question?

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Essential Vocabulary
Reciprocal

Inverse

Teacher Model
1. Example 1 Equations One-Step
4x = 16

One-Step Equations
5x = 45

*How do we undo big numbers?

1 2

x=6

1 4

x=3

do we 2. *How Example 2 undo fractions?

4 5

x=8

2 3

x=6

3 4

x=8

4 7

x=7

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Solving for a Fraction of a Number
1. Determine what the question is asking 2. Draw a line down the sign 3. Multiply both sides by the reciprocal (flip the fraction)
a. Multiply the top number b. Divide by the bottom number

Guided Practice
Solve for the variable by multiplying both sides by the reciprocal 1.
1 3 2 3

x=9

2.

x=4

3.

3 4

x=6

4.

6 7

x=6

5.

5 8

x + 6 = 16

6.

3 5

x4=8

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Writing Algebraic Equations
Use the word problem to set up a two-step equation. Use the model below to help organize it. Every two-step equation will have three parts: What will have the total? o Where do you start (constant) o What will you add on (variable term) Bob started a bank account, b, with $35. Every week, w, he will add $5. How much money will he have after 6 weeks? b = 35 + 5w

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1. Carlos has a collection, c, of baseball cards. He already had 75 before he received an offer to get 10 each month, m, if he signed up for a magazine. How many cards will he have after 2 months?

2. Bob started a bank account, b, with $20. Every week, w, he will add $4. How much money will he have after 4 weeks?

3. Bob started a bank account, b, with $150. Every week, w, he will take out $25 for paying bills. How much money will he have left after 3 weeks?

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Writing Algebraic Equations
Use the word problem to set up a two-step equation. Solve the equation. 1. An electrician charges $50 an hour plus an initial $15 service fee. Write an expression for the total cost, c, of hiring the plumber for h hours. What will it cost for 2 hours of services?

2. A teacher starts the year with 10 sick days, d. Every month, m, a teacher receives 2 additional sick days. After working an entire school year of 10 months without getting sick, how many days will be saved up?

3. A plane is flying at an altitude, a, of 25,000 feet when it encounters heavy turbulence. In order to avoid the storm, it ascends at a rate of 500 feet per minute, m. How high will the plane be after 5 minutes?

4. A plane is flying at an altitude, a, of 30,000 feet when it begins its descent into the airport. Because of the steep traffic pattern, air traffic control orders it to descend at 1,500 feet per minute. What will be the planes altitude after 4 minutes of descending?

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Partner Practice
Solve for the variable by multiplying both sides by the reciprocal 1.
2 3 2 5

x = 10

2.

x=4

3.

3 7

x=3

4.

6 9

x=8

5.

3 8

x=3

6.

1 7

x=5

7.

1 4

x=5

8.

2 4

x=6

9.

8 9

x = 16

10.

5 7

x = 10

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Check for Understanding
Demonstrate what you have learned by solving the problems below. You may refer back to your notes. Convert the expressions into either algebraic or verbal sentences. 1.
1 2

x + 6 = 27

2.

3 4

x7=5

Whats Wrong With This?

Look at the mistakes below. What went wrong? Provide the correct answer. Problem 1
Step 1: x 5 = 3
3 2

(What step went wrong?)

Step 2: x = 8
3

Step 3: x =

16 3

Reviewing the Objective

Today, I am able to _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

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Mixed Practice
Solve for the variable by performing a two-step equation. Be careful using division on big numbers and multiplication with fractions (using the reciprocal). 1. 2x + 7 = 19 2. 7x 5 = 23

3.

1 2

x + 4 = 12

4.

1 5

x8=3

5. 5x + 10 = 40

6. 3x 4 = 11

7.

2 3

x+1=5

8.

3 4

x8=4

9. 3x + 7 = 25

10. 2x 7 = 23

11.

4 7

x + 11 = 19

12.

5 7

x3=2

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Writing Algebraic Equations
Use the word problem to set up a two-step equation. Solve the equation. 1. An electrician charges $25 an hour plus an initial $20 service fee. Write an expression for the total cost, c, of hiring the plumber for h hours. What will it cost for 3 hours of services?

2. A teacher starts the year with 5 sick days, d. Every month, m, a teacher receives 3 additional sick days. After working an entire school year of 10 months without getting sick, how many days will be saved up?

3. A plane is flying at an altitude, a, of 29,000 feet when it encounters heavy turbulence. In order to avoid the storm, it ascends at a rate of 750 feet per minute, m. How high will the plane be after 5 minutes?

4. A plane is flying at an altitude, a, of 35,000 feet when it begins its descent into the airport. Because of the steep traffic pattern, air traffic control orders it to descend at 2,500 feet per minute. What will be the planes altitude after 5 minutes of descending?

5. Carlos has a collection, c, of baseball cards. He already had 50 before he received an offer to get 20 each month, m, if he signed up for a magazine. How many cards will he have after 3 months?

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Daily Review Sheet
This page is for you to keep in your binder and is to be worked on when you are finished with the daily notes packet. It counts as a grade. It will serve as an overview of the days lesson and is a quick reference for use on weekly quizzes.

Part 1: Objective (review the daily objective) _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Part 2: Vocabulary (define the words from todays lesson)
Equation: Inverse Operation:

Part 3: Check for Understanding (apply your understanding of equations) 1. What operation (+, -, x, ) would you perform first with 3x 8 = 24? 2. What operation (+, -, x, ) would you perform last with 2x + 5 = 13 Part 4: Example Problems (solve for x) 1.
4 5

x+8=4

2.

4 8

x7=0

Part 5: Word Problems (write a mathematical expression and solve it)

1. An electrician charges $40 an hour plus an initial $25 service fee. Write an expression for the total cost, c, of hiring the plumber for h hours. What will it cost for 4 hours of services?

2. A teacher starts the year with 15 sick days, d. Every month, m, a teacher receives 4 additional sick days. After working an entire school year of 10 months without getting sick, how many days will be saved up?
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