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Who Won the Cross-Country Meet? Lesson PlanWho Won the Cross-Country Meet? Lesson Plan
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Who Won the Cross-Country Meet?

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Young scholars write verbal expressions into algebraic expressions and solve the expressions. They determine who wins a race by determining the algebraic expression.

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algebraic expressions

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algebraic expression, verbal expression, math

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