Defining Variables & Creating Equations w. VOBS

Bruno Mars is playing on a street

corner & earns $6 for each song he

plays. Nick Jonas is playing at a local

coffee shop & earns $8 for each song

he plays, but he also had to pay a

$160 fee to play there.

After how many songs

will they have earned the same amount of money?

What is the QUESTION in this word problem?

Using the question

After how many songs

will they have earned the same amount of money?

How would you define the variable?

Katy Perry currently has $180 dollars

and is spending $6 per day.

Lady Gaga has no money but is

earning $8 each day.

After how many days will they have

the same amount of money?

What is the QUESTION in this word problem

Using the question

After how many days will they have the same amount of money?

How would you define your variable?

Luke Bryan currently has 160 Twitter

followers but is losing them at a rate

of 6 followers each day.

Kenny Chesney just started his Twitter

account and has zero followers but is

gaining 8 followers each day.

After how many days will they have the same amount of followers?

What is the QUESTION in this word problem

Using the question

After how many days will they have the same amount of followers?

How would you define your variable?

Luke Bryan currently has 160 Twitter

followers but is losing them at a rate

of 6 followers each day.

Kenny Chesney just started his Twitter

account and has zero followers but is

gaining 8 followers each day.

After how many days will they have the same amount of followers?

x = the number of days

Which expression represents Lukes story in this problem?

Luke Bryan currently has 160 Twitter

followers but is losing them at a rate

of 6 followers each day.

Kenny Chesney just started his Twitter

account and has zero followers but is

gaining 8 followers each day.

After how many days will they have the same amount of followers?

x = the number of days

Write an expression for Kennys story in this problem

Luke Bryan currently has 160 Twitter

followers but is losing them at a rate

of 6 followers each day.

Kenny Chesney just started his Twitter

account and has zero followers but is

gaining 8 followers each day.

After how many days will they have the same amount of followers?

Put it all together!

What would be the equation for this problem