Lesson 6-3 Example Solve. RAIN Mrs. Padilla carefully watches her rain gauge during gardening season. When she checked the first week, 5 inches of rain had registered. The following week, another 3 inches of rain had fallen. There was no rain the third week and the gauge had dropped 2 inches. How much rain is registered after the third week? Understand Read the problem. Write what you know. The gauge began at 5 inches. Another 3 inches were added the second week. The third week showed a loss of 2 inches.
Lesson 6-3 Example Plan Pick a strategy. One strategy to use is to make a table.
Lesson 6-3 Example Solve Follow the changes in the rain amount using the table (–2) = 6
Lesson 6-3 Example Check You can use counters to check your answer.