Scribd
Upload
45 views1 page

7cmp06se - MS3.Qxd 5/18/06 2:34 PM Page 50

Sarah drew a picture with pouches containing the same number of $1 gold coins. The picture uses equal signs to represent pouches with an equal number of coins. Students are tasked with explaining how many coins are in each pouch based on the equal signs, and showing their steps so others can follow their reasoning. They are given 5 situations with different arrangements of pouches and equal signs to determine the number of coins in each pouch.

Uploaded by

aconnel
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
45 views1 page

7cmp06se - MS3.Qxd 5/18/06 2:34 PM Page 50

Sarah drew a picture with pouches containing the same number of $1 gold coins. The picture uses equal signs to represent pouches with an equal number of coins. Students are tasked with explaining how many coins are in each pouch based on the equal signs, and showing their steps so others can follow their reasoning. They are given 5 situations with different arrangements of pouches and equal signs to determine the number of coins in each pouch.

Uploaded by

aconnel
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

7cmp06se_MS3.

qxd 5/18/06 2:34 PM Page 50

Problem 3.2 Exploring Equality


A. Sarah draws the following picture. Each pouch contains the same
number of $1 gold coins.

How many gold coins are in each pouch? Explain your reasoning.
B. For each situation, find the number of gold coins in the pouch. Write
down your steps so that someone else could follow your steps to find
the same number of coins in a pouch.

1.
=

2.
=

3.
=

4.
=

5.

50 Moving Straight Ahead

You might also like