1. WRITING EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLES! MS. DIEHL / OCTOBER 6, 2011

2. DO NOW HW OUT ON YOUR DESK! 5.5(x) + 2(y) when x = 3 and y = 2.15(g) – 2 when g = 5 12r x 8b when r= and b=3

3. HW CHECK!

4. ACTIVITY On your DO NOW sheet draw a chart that looks like the following: # Expression Letter/Answer Match

5. I can translate words into math sentences!

6. REVIEW: Variable: A symbol for a number that we do not know yet. Example: X, Y A changing quantity What is a variable in your life? Substitution: Replacing variables with numbers

7. 10X + 4Y + 6 Coefficient Constant Variable

8. TODAY We are going to write our own equations Our equations we write will have VARIABLES and CONSTANTS and COEFFICIENTS!

9. KEY WORDS What key words tell us to add, subtract, multiply or divide? OperationKeywords Addition Subtraction Division Multiplication Variable

10. LETS WRITE AN EXPRESSION: John makes $6 just for showing up to work every morning. He makes $8 every hour he works. “every hour” = X (my variable) because I DON’T know for sure what it is 6 = my constant because I DO know what it is. 8 = my coefficient

11. 8X + 6 One more time… What is my variable? What is my constant?

12. What is my variable? What are my constant(s)? What is my answer?

13. (3)X+ 14 = 300

14. SOMETIMES… We have more than ONE constant

15. The difference between the number of hotdogs I buy and the number of candy bars I buy is 5. What is my constant(s)? What is my variable?

16. X - y = 5

17. The quotient of x and 3 equals v What is my constant? What are my variables?

18. WHITEBOARDS Some number minus 7 equals 24. The length of a football field is 30 yards more than its width. The sum of 8 and f multiplied by the difference of m and 12.

19. REMEMBER! What we learn each day builds on what we learned yesterday, last week, and at the beginning of the year! It is important to stay focused, stay motivated, and work hard so we can all reach our goals of being proficient or advanced on TCAP!

20. I can translate words into math sentences!

21. EXIT TICKET! WRITE THE EXPRESSION OR EQUATION. DO NOT SOLVE! The product of a number plus 7 equals 7. The number of gallons of gas I buy times the price of $3.28 equals the amount of money I spend a week. The sum of a number plus 2 equals 17 Three hundred and five squared minus the sum of y and 19. CHALLENGE: nine less than the total of a number and two