1. A-CED Create equations that describe numbers or relationships. 1. Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions.

2. Ratio Problem The ratio of girls to boys in Mrs. Franks’ Algebra class is 3:4 (excluding Mrs. Franks). On Monday, 4 girls and 6 boys got to go on a special field trip for honor roll students. Since no other students were absent on Monday, the ratio of girls remaining in the class to boys remaining in the class was 4:5. How many students are in Mrs. Franks’ class when everyone is present?

3. Understanding the Problem The ratio of girls to boys in Mrs. Franks’ Algebra class is 3:4 (excluding Mrs. Franks). On Monday, 4 girls and 6 boys got to go on a special field trip for honor roll students. Since no other students were absent on Monday, the ratio of girls remaining in the class to boys remaining in the class was 4:5. How many students are in Mrs. Franks’ class when everyone is present?

4. Guess, Check and Revise On Monday, 4 girls and 6 boys got to go on a special field trip for honor roll students. If you there are only 3 girls and 4 boys in the class, there aren’t enough to send 4 girls and 6 boys on the fieldtrip.

5. Guess, Check and Revise Lets try adding in 3 more girls and 4 more boys to maintain the 3:4 ratio. Now we have 6 girls and 8 boys in the class.

6. Guess, Check and Revise On Monday, 4 girls and 6 boys got to go on a special field trip for honor roll students.

7. Guess, Check and Revise On Monday, 4 girls and 6 boys got to go on a special field trip for honor roll students. Now, there are 2 girls and 2 boys remaining in the class which is a 1:1 ratio. We need to find a 4:5 ratio for the remaining students. Repeat this approach until the remaining students are in the 4:5 ratio of girls to boys.

8. Write an Equation If the ratio of girls to boys in the class is 3:4, Then… The number of girls in the class = The number of boys in the class = The ratio of girls to boys in Mrs. Franks’ Algebra class is 3:4 (excluding Mrs. Franks). Where x the common factor needed to maintain the ratio

9. On Monday, 4 girls and 6 boys got to go on a special field trip for honor roll students. If the # of girls in the class is 3x and The # of boys in the class is 4x, Then… The number of girls remaining in class = The number of boys remaining in class = Write an Equation

10. Since no other students were absent on Monday, the ratio of girls remaining in the class to boys remaining in the class was 4:5 If the number of girls remaining in class = and the number of boys remaining in class = Then… Write an Equation

11. The ratio of girls to boys in Mrs. Franks’ Algebra class is 3:4 (excluding Mrs. Franks). On Monday, 4 girls and 6 boys got to go on a special field trip for honor roll students. Since no other students were absent on Monday, the ratio of girls remaining in the class to boys remaining in the class was 4:5. How many students are in Mrs. Franks’ class when everyone is present? Is 4 the solution to this problem? Solve the Equation

12. Answer the problem If the common factor is Then… The number of girls in the class = The number of boys in the class = How many students are in Mrs. Franks’ class when everyone is present? Therefore, there are 28 students in Mrs. Frank’s class.

13. Check the answer