document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133281>Question 1133281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Circle C Farm has 1,500 chickens. They separate the chickens into 6 different areas. How many chickens are in each area? Define a variable and write an equation. Solve the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "According to my son's Math book, the equation is a multiplication equation, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = the number of chickens in each area;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 1500; x = 250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why is this not a division equation even though it says they \" separate the chicken into 6 areas\".  Doesn’t separating the chicken translate to dividing? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would greatly appreciate your help in understanding what in the word problem would help my son figure out that he needs to write a multiplication equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first recall that linear equation is of the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your case, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > represents the number of chickens in each area, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > represents the number of areas, coefficient <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > shows how many areas are there \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since you are given that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, your equation is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1500=6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1500=6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x=1500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x=1500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......Solve the equation for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1500%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1500%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=250 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=250\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if book states this:  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= the number of chickens in each area;=> means  \"Define a variable\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x+=+1500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x+=+1500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;=> given equation needed  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+250+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+250+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> given result\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they just skipped the another steps which I did in solution above\r<BR>\n" );
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