options: Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning.

Write and interpret numerical expressions.

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

Solve systems of equations.

Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.

Add and subtract within 20.

Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials.

Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

Multiply and divide within 100.

Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.

Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.

Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.

Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.

Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Work with radicals and integer exponents.

Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.

Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations.

Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.

Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.

Generate and analyze patterns.

Analyze patterns and relationships.

Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials.

Use polynomial identities to solve problems.

Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.

Interpret the structure of expressions.

Work with addition and subtraction equations.

Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.

Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically.

Rewrite rational expressions.

Create equations that describe numbers or relationships

Solve equations and inequalities in one variable.

Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.

Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.
problem_activity: Activity
The purpose of this activity is for students to practice graphing and making sense of the graphs of systems of equations. Students construct equations from descriptions of situations, graph those equations, then consider points on the graph in context. This will be useful in their Algebra class when students write their own system of equations to represent situations.
If students are proficient at graphing lines, consider providing access to graphing technology to focus student work on the creation of the equations and interpretation of the results.
Student Facing
A ride sharing company offers two options: riding in small cars that can carry up to 3 passengers each, or riding in large vans that can carry up to 6 passengers each. A group of 27 people is going to use the ride sharing service to take a trip. The trip in a small car costs
$
10 and the trip in a large van costs
$
15. The group ends up spending
$
80 total.
An equation that represents one of the constraints is
\(3x+6y=a\)
.
What is the value of
\(a\)
?
What do
\(x\)
and
\(y\)
represent?
An equation that represents the other constraint is
\(cx+15y=80\)
. What is the value of
\(c\)
?
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Here is a graph that represents one of the constraints. Which one? Explain how you know.
Sketch another line on the graph that represents the other constraint.
For each coordinate pair, describe its meaning in the situation and decide whether it satisfies the constraint on total number of people, the constraint on cost, or neither.
\((2,4)\)
\((1,4)\)
\((3,2)\)
At what point do the two lines intersect? What does this point mean in this situation?
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Activity Synthesis
The purpose of the discussion is to understand the connection between the situation and the equations as well as understanding the meaning of points on one of the lines, on both of the lines, or on neither of the line in context.
Display the graph showing both lines as well as the points from the activity.
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Ask students, "How can the graph help you determine whether a point will fit one of the situations, both of the situations, or neither? How can the equations help you determine the same thing?" (On the graph, we can see if a point is on one of the lines, on both of the lines, or on neither of the lines. If it is on a line, it fits with that situation. From the equations, we can substitute in the
\(x\)
- and
\(y\)
-values to determine whether the values make the equation true or not. If the equation is true, the values fit with that situation.)


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