IXL | Write equations for proportional relationships: word problems

Read the following description of a relationship:

A shipyard produces

new ships each month.

Let

represent the number of months the shipyard runs and

represent the total number of ships it produces.

Complete the equation that represents the relationship between

and

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Read the following description of a relationship:

Tom walks to and from school each day. Each round trip is

kilometers long.

Let

represent the number of round trips Tom makes and

represent the total number of kilometers he walks.

Complete the equation that represents the relationship between

and

Read the description of the relationship between the number of round trips Tom makes,

and the total number of kilometers he walks,

Tom walks to and from school each day. Each round trip is 8 kilometers long.

In this relationship,

is the input, and

is the output. So, you can find

by multiplying

by 8.

Express this relationship as an equation.

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