Writing & Solving Two-Step Equations Project ~ Common Core 6.EE 7.EE

This is a real life activity/project where students must make decisions about purchases now that they're "on their own." Students write and solve 2 step equations to see what the monthly payments would be for certain TVs, refrigerators, laptop computers and cars. Based on the budgeted amount, students decide which objects they can afford. One problem includes percents of numbers.

Common Core Standards:

6.EE.5 - Understand solving an equation as a process of answering a question.

6.EE.7- Solve real-world and mathematical problems by writing and solving equations.

7.EE.4- Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical problem, and construct simple equations to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities.

6 student pages in this activity. Answer key included.