Linear equation word problems

The topic  appears under the 7th Grade Math Mission. This exercise helps to set up and solve linear equations.

Types of Problems
There are two types of problems in this exercise:


 * 1) Write an equation and find solution: This problem provides a word problem that can be modeled by a linear equation. The student is asked to find an equation that models the situation and find the solution to that equation.Lewp1.png
 * 2) Just write the equation: This word problem only requires the student to write an equation. There is not a need to solve and get the final answer.Lewp2.png

Strategies
Experience and comfort with translating between English and mathematics can help to ensure accuracy on this exercise.
 * 1) The problems will accept any equation, so the equation created does not need to conform to any simplification standards.
 * 2) Since any equation works and you have to solve the first type of problem, it is recommended to just solve the problem and use the equation 'x=whatever the answer is'.
 * 3) It is not necessary to solve the second type of problem, so there it is recommended to just write the equation as it is being read.