m n SOLVING EQUATIONS How many sweets were in each type of bag? We STILL don’t know! m n R
SOLVING EQUATIONS Solving equations allows us to calculate the number of sweets in each bag!
n = 3 n + 2 = 5 n
n = 6 n + 5 = 11 n
n = 14 n + 3 = 17 n
n = 52 n + 4 = 56 n
Got the idea??? What happens if we just have a number of bags and no spare sweets?
n = 5 2n = 10 n n
n = 2 3n = 6 n n n
n = 2 4n = 8 n n n n
n = 7 3n = 21 n n n
n = 4 6n = 24 n n n n n n
n = 7 8n = 56 n n n n n n n n