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Sunday, November 21, 2010
"Solving problems like this has been an activity used for many years to introduce students to the methods used for solving simple linear equations. It is a good analogy for developing the notion of ‘doing the same to both sides’ to keep the equation balanced."

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An orange weighs 10 units.

A pear weighs 8 units.

A lemon weighs 2 units.

A peach weighs 4 units.


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Find the weight of an orange, a pear, a lemon and a peach

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