At home, at work, and in school, you often solve problems that require you to use symbols and equations, such as managing time and schedules or budgeting for expenses.

Discuss the following:

Word problems can be tricky! Generally, the most difficult part is turning the words into mathematical symbols. Think about a time where you turned a situation $($i$.$e$.,$ a problem$)$ into an equation with one variable. Describe the problem and the resulting equation. What does the variable represent? Describe how you were able to convert the words into the equation. What was your thought process during the conversion?