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Example:
Problem/activity:
Problem 1
The table below contains single equations in a single variable, single equations in two variables, and pairs of simultaneous equations in two variables. Check the appropriate box to show whether there is no solution, exactly 1 solution, or if there is an infinite number of solutions.
|                                                          | **           No solution          ** | **           Exactly 1 solution          ** | **           Infinite number of solutions          ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                       $${9=4x+7}$$                       |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|                       $${y=3y+5}$$                       |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|                    $${y={x\over2}}$$                     |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|                     $${3x+6y-9=0}$$                      |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
|    $${x=y}$$                        $${1.25x=1.25y}$$    |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
| $${9.9=6x+8y}$$                        $${9x=2.5y-8.8}$$ |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
| $${11x-2y=1.5}$$                        $${11x-2y=2.5}$$ |                                      |                                             |                                                       |
Problem 2
Kim has a small container and a large container as shown.
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It takes 16 of the small containers to fill the large container. Three small containers leave 1.95 gallons of space in the big container.
What is the size of each of the two containers?


Concept/skill: 
Analyze and solve pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

Answer: 
Yes. The last three rows of the table in the first problem involves solving pairs of simultaneous linear equations. The second word problem can also be represented as two simultaneous linear equations.

Now, does the problem or activity shown below enable students to learn the full intent of the following concept or skill?

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standard_description: Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems. Examples: simple interest, tax, markups and markdowns, gratuities and commissions, fees, percent increase and decrease, percent error.
problem_activity: Optional activity
The purpose of this activity is for students to find a fractional percent increase.
Look for students who calculate the percentage first and then add them together, and students who multiply by 1.08 and 1.008, respectively.
Launch
Students in groups of 2. 4 minutes of quiet work time followed by partner and then whole-class discussion.
Representation: Internalize Comprehension
. Allow students to use calculators to ensure inclusive participation in the activity.
Supports accessibility for: Memory; Conceptual processing
Student Facing
The population of City A was approximately 243,000 people, and it increased by 8% in one year. What was the new population?
The population of city B was approximately 7,150,000, and it increased by 0.8% in one year. What was the new population?
Student Response
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Anticipated Misconceptions
Students who want to multiply by
\(1 + \frac{p}{100}\)
may have trouble determining where to put the decimal. Have them think about the problem in steps. How can you find 8%? (Multiply by 0.08.) How can you find 0.8%? (Multiply by 0.008.)
Activity Synthesis
Have selected students show solutions, starting with a solution where the percentage is found first and then added to the initial amount, then the approach where one multiplies by 1.08 or 1.008, respectively. Make sure everyone understands both methods. Help students see the connections between these strategies.
Representing, Speaking: MLR7 Compare and Connect.
Use this routine after students present their solutions for calculating the new population of each city. Ask students, "what is the same and what is different about these approaches?" Call students' attention to the different ways students represented the percent increase in their strategies. These exchanges strengthen students' mathematical language use and reasoning based on percent increases with and without fractional amounts.
Design Principle(s): Maximize meta-awareness


aligns: yes