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Activity 3 Word Problems
1 . Solve each word problem.
a. There were 36 students in Jessica’s class. Some students got transferred
from other schools to Jessica’s class. How many students got transferred if
there are 41 students now?
Let a = the number of transferred students.
36 a = 41 5 students got transferred.
36 36 a = 41 36
a=5
b. Thomas got an allowance from his parents. He spent $ 37 from his
allowance to buy a hambuger and pizza, and then he had $ 23. How much
did he get from his parents?
c. If a rectangle has the width of 4 m and the area of 36 m2, what is the length
of the rectangle?
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Activity 3 Word Problems
1 . Solve each word problem.
a. There were 36 students in Jessica’s class. Some students got transferred
from other schools to Jessica’s class. How many students got transferred if
there are 41 students now?
Let a = the number of transferred students.
36 a = 41 5 students got transferred.
36 36 a = 41 36
a=5
b. Thomas got an allowance from his parents. He spent $ 37 from his
allowance to buy a hambuger and pizza, and then he had $ 23. How much
did he get from his parents?
c. If a rectangle has the width of 4 m and the area of 36 m2, what is the length
of the rectangle?
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