Use the hanger diagram to solve for the value of x. Write an equation to represent this hanger diagram. x 1 x 1 x 1 15 3 ( x 1 ) = 15 Excellent! We can rearrange the hanger diagram to put the x’s together and the 1’s together. Use the distributive property to rewrite the equation to represent the updated hanger. x x x 1 1 1 15 3(x 1) = 15 =Use the hanger diagram to solve for the value of x.
Write an equation to represent this hanger diagram.
x
1
x
1
x
1
15

3
(
x
+
1
) =
15
Excellent!
We can rearrange the hanger diagram to put the x’s together and the 1’s together. Use the distributive property to rewrite the equation to represent the updated hanger.
x
x
x
1
1
1
15
3(x+1)
=
15

=