Here is your homework for week one: you have until 16 Apr to post your response. Post your answer as a discussion to your own page so I can read and respond with your grade.

Problem: Last week, Carlie had several rice cakes and 3 granola bars as snacks. The snacks contained a total of 800 calories. If each granola bar had 120 calories and each rice cake had 40 calories, how many rice cakes did she have?

Rubric: 5 points: Construct an equation to represent the problem. Then explain each step that you take to reach your final response.
4 points: Construct an equation to represent the problem. Most steps are explained to reach the solution.
3 points: Partial equation. Steps are missing.
2 points: No equation. Correct response without explanation.
1 point: No equation. Incorrect response.