This Instructional Activity is a part of the Lesson 1, Unit 4, Grade 8. Throughout Example 3, have students write their thoughts on personal white boards or a similar tool and show their transcription(s). The first step is to clearly state what we want our symbol to represent. If we choose the letter x, then we would say, "Let x be the fraction of 57" because that is the number that is unknown to us in the written statement.
