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6 friends each want an equal serving of 36 cups of pudding. How many cups does each person get?
1. What is the problem asking you to find out? (how many cups each person gets)
2. Take the numbers you have and think: What would the problem be without the words? (36...divided by...6...EQUALS)
3. There you have it-- a word problem turned into an equation!
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Which equation would you use to solve the following word problem?
There was no word problem, so it would be a null equation.
What is the word problem in a equation?
851/12
A word equation that represents a real-life problem?
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How do you change a word equation into a problem?
look for key words in the word problem. the word is means = the word less than means < and the word greater than means > taken away, subtracted, deducted, etc. all mean substracted added, given, etc. all mean addidtion the important thing is to look for the key words in the problem, then, make sense of the numbers.
How do you know which equation to use in a word problem?
You will need to use your brain to figure that out. Different word problems need different equations.
