Question

How can you write an equation to solve a problem?

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Answer 1

if you have a specific math problem i can help you with it!

Explanation:

you essentially translate the words into math. for example if the problem says something like "he has 5 more pieces of candy than her" you would set a variable, in this case "x," and set it up like this.

since "her" is the original amount, we'd do it like this:

her = x

he = x+5

then, we'd figure out what these values have to equal to. let's say there are 9 total pieces of candy. so this is how we'd do it:

(x)+(x+5)=9

now we solve:

2x+5=9

2x=9-5

2x=4

x=2

hope this somewhat helped! if you have more questions, feel free to ask me!