Fishing with Linear Equations
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🎣 Fishing with Linear Equations
Today we're going fishing for equations! Each question below has a fishing story. Help solve the mystery by writing and solving the equations.
1. 🐟 Jonah caught twice as many fish as Mia. Mia caught 4 fish.
Write the equation:
Solve for Jonah's catch:
Check your answer by substitution:
2. 🎣 You caught some fish. After losing 4 fish, you still had 10 left.
Write the equation:
Solve for original catch:
Check your work:
3. 🐠 Your friend caught 3 more than half of your fish. Your friend has 8 fish.
Let f = your fish
Write the equation:
Solve for f:
Verify solution:
4. 🦈 The fishing competition rules say your total catch must be twice your morning catch plus 5.
If your total catch was 15 fish, how many did you catch in the morning?
Write the equation:
Solve for morning catch:
Check your answer:
✨ Which question was the most challenging and why?
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