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2 cards from this section. Quick, good the night before a test.
Define a variable for the number of cars a person owns.
Think of a letter that can stand for a quantity.
Create a simple equation for a person buying 2 notebooks and losing 1.
Think about what happens when you add and subtract.
What is the first step in solving a word problem?
Recall the acronym DIME.
True or False: Defining variables is unnecessary when solving word problems.
Think about how you keep track of what you are solving.
If a farmer has a total of 50 animals comprising cows and chickens, and there are twice as many chickens as cows, represent this situation with equations and solve for the number of each type.
Use your understanding of relationships between the two quantities.
A car rental service charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a customer drives 'm' miles, write and solve the equation for total charges when driving 100 miles.
Break down the fees into constants and variables.
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