Unit 3, Lesson 4

Reasoning about Equations and Tape Diagrams (Part 1)

Accelerated 7

Practice

1. Problem 1

   Student Task Statement

   Here are three stories:

   • A family buys 6 tickets to a show. They also pay a $3 parking fee. They spend $27 to see the show.
   • Diego has 27 ounces of juice. He pours equal amounts for each of his 3 friends and has 6 ounces left for himself.
   • Jada works for 6 hours preparing for the art fair. She spends 3 hours on a sculpture and then paints 27 picture frames. She spends the same amount of time painting each frame.
     

   Here are three equations:

   1. Decide which equation represents each story. What does represent in each equation?
   2. Find the solution to each equation. Explain or show your reasoning.
   3. What does each solution tell you about its situation?