1. Write your own word problem and share it with the group.
Then translate your
problem into its resulting math equation. What steps would you then follow to
solve for the variable?
2. Write your own word problem that involves a multistep linear equation. Then
translate your problem into its resulting math equation. What steps would you
then follow to solve for the variable? Be sure to list your steps in the correct
order.
3. Think of a situation when someone would need to make a measurement with
extreme precision. Describe the setting, why the measurement must
be SO
precise, and some of the consequences that might occur if it were it not precise.