Solving Word Problems by Elimination

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?

Reminder

EITHER OF THE VARIABLES MUSTHAVE THE SAME/OPPOSITE COEFFICIENT,

ONE OF THEM HAS TO…

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?

STEPS FOR ELIMINATION

WORD PROBSStep 1 - READ the problem.

Step 2 - Pick out your Superman sentence (keep things +).

Step 3 – Pick out your Bizarro sentence (keep things - ).

Step 4 - Solve using elimination.

*** YOU WILL NEED TO COME UP WITH DIFFERENT VARIABLES FOR X AND Y***

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?

Commercial Break• Quote of the Day:• “The struggle you’re having today is developing the

strength you’ll have tomorrow.

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?

iPad Exit TicketiPad Exit Ticket

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?

iPad Exit TicketiPad Exit Ticket

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?

GIST:

Then write 3-4 sentences to answer the GIST Summary E.Q.

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?

1. Y.11 (50)

Essential Question: A girl scout sold boxes for 26 thin mint cookies and 13 peanut butter cookies, with total receipts of $1,404. How would you create a linear equation from that statement with two variables?