alleryStart learning →In the seven-step Problem Solving Strategy for Systems of Linear Equations, what is Step 4?
ASolve the system of equations
BTranslate into a system of equations
CName what we are looking for
DCheck the answer in the problem
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Translate into a system of equations
1. Step 3 names what we are looking for by choosing variables to represent the quantities.
2. Step 4 then translates the problem's words into a system of equations using those variables.
3. Solving the system is Step 5, and checking the answer is Step 6, both of which come after the translation step.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 "Systems of Linear Equations", section 5.4 Solve Applications with Systems of Equations_
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