5.PFA.2.a

Describe the concept of a variable (presented as a box, letter, or other symbol) as a representation of an unknown quantity.

Example Problems
Eli uses exactly 5 carrots in every meal.

Write an equation that represents how many carrots (
) are used for some number of meals (). Then find out how many carrots are used for 7 meals.
A blueprint for a single model house requires 4 windows.

Write an equation that represents the total number of windows (x) needed for some number of model houses (m). Then find out how many windows are needed to build
7 model houses.
Ariana wants to build a rectangular pet door whose area is 900 square centimeters.

Write an equation that represents the height of the door in centimeters (x) based on the width of the base in centimeters (m) in order to find out the door's height if its base is 25 centimeters wide.
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