few_shots: Example:
Problem/activity:
You’re mixing ingredients for cookies. The recipe says to combine 6 tablespoons, or ¾ stick, of butter with 1 cup of sugar. You accidentally mix in a whole stick of butter (8 tablespoons) with the cup of sugar. How can you fix this?


Mathematical concept/skill options: 
A. Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
B. Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.


Your response, in json format:
{
  "explanation": "This problem focuses on the ratio between two ingredients. Students do not have to analyze proportional relationships in-depth, which is reserved for a higher grade level, but rather use ratios to find missing values.",
  "answer": "B"
}

Now, assign the following problem or activity to one or more relevant mathematical concepts/skills it teaches.
shot_info: fl_problem_000972

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options: Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.

Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials.

Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.

Create equations that describe numbers or relationships

Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

Multiply and divide within 100.

Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.

Add and subtract within 20.

Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials.

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

Work with radicals and integer exponents.

Solve equations and inequalities in one variable.

Work with addition and subtraction equations.

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

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

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

Analyze patterns and relationships.

Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.

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

Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.

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

Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically.

Solve systems of equations.

Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.

Use polynomial identities to solve problems.

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

Write and interpret numerical expressions.

Interpret the structure of expressions.

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

Rewrite rational expressions.

Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.

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

Generate and analyze patterns.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Julia, Keller, and Isreal are volunteer firefighters. On Saturday, the volunteer fire department held its annual coin drop fundraiser at a streetlight. After one hour, Keller had collected $42.50 more than Julia, and Isreal had collected $15 less than Keller. The three firefighters collected $125.95 in total. How much did each person collect?
Problem 2
Your parents are redecorating the dining room and want to place two rectangular pictures, each measuring 25 inches across, on the wall, which measures
$${10 {2\over3}}$$
feet long. They want to place the pictures so that the distance between the pictures and the distances from each picture to the end of the wall are the same, as shown in the diagram below.
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Determine the distance each picture should be placed from the ends of the wall. Explain the strategy that you used.
Problem 3
Three toothpick configurations are shown in the chart below.
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a.   Extend the pattern to complete the chart.
b.   How many toothpicks will be in the 10th design?
c.   Write an expression to represent the number of toothpicks in the
$$n$$
th design.
d.   Which design will have 175 toothpicks? Write and solve an equation.


correct_option_index: 16