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5.02 Modeling balanced equations

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Model balanced equations
1

Write the algebraic equation that represents each of the following sets of tiles:

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
2

For each of the following pairs of scales, scale 1 has been changed in some way to get scale 2 so that both are balanced scales.

Draw what could go in place of the question mark on Scale 2.

a

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

b

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

c

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

d

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

e

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

f

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

g

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

h

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

i

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

j

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

k

Scale 1:

Scale 2:

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