The number of birds at the Phoenizona Aviary is eight less than seven times the number of enclosures there. If there are fifteen enclosures at the facility, how many birds
are there?
Use the 5-Step Problem Solving plan by using the steps below, answer each question and
follow the instructions as you go.
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a. Identify:
What do you know?
What are you trying to find?
b. Strategize:
Choose a varable for the unknown.
C
Set up your problem
Write an equation to represent the relationship between the number of birds and the
number of enclosures
d. Solve:
Simplify the expression on the right side of the equation
e. Check:
Check your results and give your answer with proper labeling.