Please Please help Prompt:

1.) Ben is struggling to write an equation for a word problem. What are some tips that you can give him? Give at least two tips. If you can't think of any helpful advice, review the first part of the "Writing Equations for Situations" activity from earlier in this lesson, and then provide a couple of tips.

2.) Writing equations for word problems requires a lot of practice. What do you find difficult about writing equations for word problems?