Rewriting Expressions to Show Structure

Subject: Math

Chapter: Algebraic Expressions and Their Structure

CCSS Alignment: 7.EE.A.1, 7.EE.A.2

Lesson Title: Rewriting Expressions to Show Structure

Introduction

Algebraic expression...

You are managing a community garden project and need supplies for 5 volunteers. Each volunteer will receive 1 bag of soil and 3 packets of seeds.

Let s represent the cost of one bag of soil and d represent the cost of one seed packet.

Since the parts of one kit are one bag of soil and three seed packets, the cost of one kit is s + 3d...