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Students are also to be shown how bars can be used to solve an equation with an unknown on both sides. For example, students may be asked to explain why the bars below represent the equation 7x + 5 = 3x + 33 and how the sequence of bars can be used to solve the equation.

A similar worksheet to the one above was created to further develop understanding.

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Winter 2018

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