Visual

Learning
Glossary
How Can You Model a Problem Visual Learning Bridge

A
with an Equation?

Alex is buying vegetables for

Green Beans $1.80/lb
dinner. He buys 6 ears of corn,
Potatoes $0.70/lb
1.4 pounds of green beans, and
Corn $0.35/ear
2.5 pounds of potatoes. How
much money does he spend?

What do I need to do to solve the problem?

I need to find how much money

Alex spends on vegetables.

Here's my thinking...
B How can I model with math? C

I will use an equation to represent this situation.

I can
Let t be the total cost.
• use previously learned t = (6 × $0.35) + (1.4 × $1.80) + (2.5 × $0.70)
concepts and skills. Multiply with money as you would multiply with decimals.
• decide what steps need to Corn Green beans Potatoes
be completed to find the
0.35 1.8 0.7
final answer. × ×
_ 6 _ 1.4 ×
_ 2.5
• use an equation to .30 .32 .35
represent and solve this _ 1.80 .40 _ 1.40
problem. 2.10 .80 1.75
_ 1.00
2.52
Now add the subtotals.
$2.10 + $2.52 + $1.75 = $6.37
So, Alex spends $6.37 on vegetables.

Convince Me! Model with Math Beth buys 3.2 pounds of potatoes and
gives the clerk a $5 bill. Write an equation that shows how much change she
will get back. Explain how your equation represents this problem.

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 Name
Practice Tools Assessment

Model with Math You can model with

Jackie downloaded 14 songs priced at $0.99 each and math by writing an equation to
1 song for $1.29. She had a coupon for $2.50. What was show how the quantities in the
the total amount Jackie paid? problem are related.

1. What do you need to find first?

2. Write an equation to represent the problem.

3. What is the solution to the problem?

Model with Math

George bought 2.5 pounds of each type of fruit shown on
the sign. What was the total cost of the fruit he bought? Apples $1.30/lb
4. What do you need to find? Grapes $1.65/lb
Bananas $0.49/lb

5. Write an equation to represent the problem.

6. What is the solution to the problem?

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 Performance Task
Coin Collection
Number Saved
Tina and Shannon counted the coins in their
coin collections. Tina discovered that she Type of Coin Tina Shannon
had 538 more coins than Shannon. Whose
collection is worth more? How much more? 917 488
7. Make Sense and Persevere Do you need
all of the information given to solve the 100 23
problem? Explain.

45 10

19 22

8. Reasoning How is finding the total value of the coins

in Tina’s collection similar to finding the total value of
coins in Shannon’s collection? Deciding what steps need
to be completed to find
the final answer can help
you model with math.

9. Model with Math Write and solve an equation

to represent the total value of the coins in Tina’s
collection. Then write and solve an equation to
represent the total value of the coins in Shannon’s
collection.

10. Be Precise Whose collection is worth more? How much

more? Show your work.

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