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She colored 21 squares. If c represents the number of squares in the whole grid, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. 7c = 21 B. ( 7⁄ 12) × 21 = c C. ( 7⁄ 12)c = 21 D. ( 12⁄ 7)c = 21 | Answers |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.   |\n| 2) At the aquarium, 2⁄ 5 of the fish were goldfish. There were 12 goldfish. If f represents the number of fish at the aquarium, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. ( 2⁄ 5) × 12 = f B. ( 2⁄ 5)f = 12 C. ( 5⁄ 2)f = 12 D. 2f = 12 | 3.  \u003Cbr>4.   |\n| 3) Janet walked 3⁄ 8 of the trail before resting, which was 9 miles. If w represents the number of miles in the whole trail, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. 3w = 9 B. ( 3⁄ 8) × 9 = w C. ( 8⁄ 3) w = 9 D. ( 3⁄ 8) w = 9 | 5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |\n| 4) George filled 5⁄ 12 of the bucket with water. That was 35 cups. If b represents the number of cups the full bucket holds, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. ( 5⁄ 12) × 35 = b B. 5b = 35 C. ( 12⁄ 5)b = 35 D. ( 5⁄ 12)b = 35 | 8.   |\n| 5) Carol baked 5⁄ 6 of a batch of cookies before lunch. She baked 65 cookies. If k represents the number of cookies in the batch, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. ( 6⁄ 5)k = 65 B. ( 5⁄ 6) × 65 = k C. 5k = 65 D. ( 5⁄ 6)k = 65 |  |\n| 6) Edward completed 3⁄ 8 of the levels in a game, which was 27 levels. If l represents the number of levels in the game, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. ( 3⁄ 8)l = 27 B. ( 3⁄ 8) × 27 = l C. 3l = 27 D. ( 8⁄ 3)l = 27 |  |\n| 7) In the parking lot, 5⁄ 12 of the cars were vans. There were 30 vans. If l represents the number of cars in the lot, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. ( 5⁄ 12)l = 30 B. 5l = 30 C. ( 5⁄ 12) × 30 = l D. ( 12⁄ 5)l = 30 |  |\n| 8) In the parking lot, 7⁄ 12 of the cars were blue. There were 42 blue cars. If k represents the number of cars in the parking lot, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. ( 7⁄ 12)k = 42 B. ( 12⁄ 7)k = 42 C. ( 7⁄ 12) × 42 = k D. 7k = 42 |  |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 4 1-8)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 4 1-8)[ 4](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 4 1-8)[ 1-8](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 4 1-8) 88 75 63 50 38 25 13 0  \n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\n Writing an Equation with a Fractional Coefficient Name: Answer Key  \n\n| Choose the equation that models each situation.\u003Cbr>1) Gwen colored 7⁄ 12 of the squares on a grid. She colored 21 squares. If c represents the number of squares in the whole grid, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. 7c = 21 B. ( 7⁄ 12) × 21 = c C. ( 7⁄ 12)c = 21 D. ( 12⁄ 7)c = 21 |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  | 1.  C \u003Cbr>2.  B  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) At the aquarium, 2⁄ 5 of the fish were goldfish. There were 12 goldfish. If f represents the number of fish at the aquarium, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. ( 2⁄ 5) × 12 = f B. ( 2⁄ 5)f = 12 C. ( 5⁄ 2)f = 12 D. 2f = 12 |  |  |  |  | 3.\u003Cbr>4. |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Janet walked 3⁄ 8 of the trail before resting, which was 9 miles. If w represents the number of miles in the whole trail, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. 3w = 9 B. ( 3⁄ 8) × 9 = w C. ( 8⁄ 3) w = 9 D. ( 3⁄ 8) w = 9 |  |  |  |  | 5.\u003Cbr>6.\u003Cbr>7. |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) George filled 5⁄ 12 of the bucket with water. That was 35 cups. If b represents the number of cups the full bucket holds, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. ( 5⁄ 12) × 35 = b B. 5b = 35 C. ( 12⁄ 5)b = 35 D. ( 5⁄ 12)b = 35 |  |  |  |  | 8. |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) Carol baked 5⁄ 6 of a batch of cookies before lunch. She baked 65 cookies. If k represents the number of cookies in the batch, which equation models this?\u003Cbr>A. ( 6⁄ 5)k = 65 B. 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