WRITING EQUATIONS

FOR EXAMPLE

There are 6 pencils for every box .

The total number of pencils we

have are 240. Write an equation

that represents how many boxes

we have.

5 STEPS

1. Read the situation as

many times as you need

to for it to make sense.

STEPS

2. decide what operation is

needed for the equation.

Ex: Multiplication

STEPS

3. Identify what the

expression equals.

Ex:

STEPS

4. Write the expression and what it

equals in one line and you’ve

written the equation. (But you’re not

done).

Ex:

STEPS

5. Solve and check your answer to the equation to

see if it makes sense for the situation.

Solve: Check:

=

There are 40 pencil boxes.