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Nicole Croom
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Working with Complex Terms
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Tip #1: Some word problems involve complex terms that are the result of performing an operation on a variable from the story
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Tip #2: When you find problems like this, be sure to pay close attention to how the complex term is formed
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Multiple Choice
Read the problem.
Mr. Oldenberg's boat cost four times as much as his trailer. If the difference in price was $2400, what was the cost of each?
Which item needs a complex term to represent its cost?
boat
trailer
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Fill in the Blanks
Read the problem. Write the complex term to represent the cost of the boat. Use t for the variable.
Mr. Oldenberg's boat cost four times as much as his trailer. If the difference in price was $2400, what was the cost of each?
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Read the problem. Write an equation that could be used to solve it. Use t as the variable and the complex term you already wrote.
Mr. Oldenberg's boat cost four times as much as his trailer. If the difference in price was $2400, what was the cost of each?
Type answer...
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Math Response
Use the equation you wrote to solve.
Mr. Oldenberg's boat cost four times as much as his trailer. If the difference in price was $2400, what was the cost of the trailer?
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Math Response
Use the equation you wrote to solve.
Mr. Oldenberg's boat cost four times as much as his trailer. If the difference in price was $2400, what was the cost of the boat?
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Multiple Select
Read the problem.
Little Piggy Barbecue sold twice as many regular sandwiches that cost $4 each as jumbo sandwiches that cost $5 each. How many of each size were sold if their sales totaled $585?
Which item needs a complex term to represent the total money earned from selling that item?
regular sandwiches
jumbo sandwiches
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Fill in the Blanks
Read the problem. Write the complex term that represents the total money earned from the sale of the regular sandwiches. Use x as the variable.
Little Piggy Barbecue sold twice as many regular sandwiches that cost $4 each as jumbo sandwiches that cost $5 each. How many of each size were sold if their sales totaled $585?
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Read the problem. Write the complex term that represents the total money earned from the sale of the jumbo sandwiches. Use x as the variable.
Little Piggy Barbecue sold twice as many regular sandwiches that cost $4 each as jumbo sandwiches that cost $5 each. How many of each size were sold if their sales totaled $585?
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Read the problem. Write an equation that could be used to solve it. Use x for the variable and the complex terms you already wrote.
Little Piggy Barbecue sold twice as many regular sandwiches that cost $4 each as jumbo sandwiches that cost $5 each. How many of each size were sold if their sales totaled $585?
Type answer...
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Math Response
Use the equation you wrote to solve.
Little Piggy Barbecue sold twice as many regular sandwiches that cost $4 each as jumbo sandwiches that cost $5 each. How many jumbo sandwiches were sold if their sales totaled $585?
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Math Response
Use the equation you wrote to solve.
Little Piggy Barbecue sold twice as many regular sandwiches that cost $4 each as jumbo sandwiches that cost $5 each. How many regular sandwiches were sold if their sales totaled $585?
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Multiple Select
Read the problem.
Denny, Jamal, and Bobby have saved a total of 61 quarters. Bobby has five times as many as Denny, and Jamal has three fewer than twice as many as Denny. How many quarters does each boy have?
Which item needs a complex term to represent its cost?
Denny
Jamal
Bobby
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Fill in the Blanks
Read the problem. Write the complex term to represent Bobby's quarters. Use x for the variable.
Denny, Jamal, and Bobby have saved a total of 61 quarters. Bobby has five times as many as Denny, and Jamal has three fewer than twice as many as Denny. How many quarters does each boy have?
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Read the problem. Write the complex term to represent Jamal's quarters. Use x for the variable.
Denny, Jamal, and Bobby have saved a total of 61 quarters. Bobby has five times as many as Denny, and Jamal has three fewer than twice as many as Denny. How many quarters does each boy have?
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Read the problem. Write the equation that could be used to solve this problem. Use x for the variable, and the complex terms you already wrote.
Denny, Jamal, and Bobby have saved a total of 61 quarters. Bobby has five times as many as Denny, and Jamal has three fewer than twice as many as Denny. How many quarters does each boy have?
Type answer...
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Math Response
Solve.
Denny, Jamal, and Bobby have saved a total of 61 quarters. Bobby has five times as many as Denny, and Jamal has three fewer than twice as many as Denny. How many quarters does Denny have?
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Math Response
Solve.
Denny, Jamal, and Bobby have saved a total of 61 quarters. Bobby has five times as many as Denny, and Jamal has three fewer than twice as many as Denny. How many quarters does Bobby have?
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Math Response
Solve.
Denny, Jamal, and Bobby have saved a total of 61 quarters. Bobby has five times as many as Denny, and Jamal has three fewer than twice as many as Denny. How many quarters does Jamal have?
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