1. Word Problems

2. Steps for solving word problems
Read the entire problem (twice!)
Identify the question
Circle/underline the important information
Define your variables
Write and solve an equation
Answer the question in words

5. Translating English into Math
Eight less than a three times number is five more than twice the number. What is the number?
Jack paid $8.25 for a bag of apples that cost $0.75 per apple. How many apples did he buy?
Always refer back to your key words page to help you write your equation!!

6. Example 1: The length of a rectangle is 6 in. more than its width
Example 1: The length of a rectangle is 6 in. more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 24 in. What is the length of the rectangle?

7. Example 2: The sum of three consecutive integers is 147
Example 2: The sum of three consecutive integers is 147. Find the integers.

8. Example 3: A train leaves a train station at 1 p. m
Example 3: A train leaves a train station at 1 p.m. It travels at an average rate of 60 mi/h. A high-speed train leaves the same station an hour later. It travels at an average rate of 96 mi/h. The second train follows the same route as the first train on a track parallel to the first. In how many hours will the second train catch up with the first train?

9. Example 5: Jane and Peter leave their home traveling in opposite directions on a straight road. Peter drives 15 mi/h faster than Jane. After 3 hours, they are 225 miles apart. Find Peter's rate and Jane's rate.

10. Homework
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