Questions: 5. Higher Order Thinking Use a doubles-plus-2 fact to help you write an equation for the problem. Then draw a picture to show your work. Tanya and Kyle feed the same number of birds at the zoo. Then Kyle feeds 2 more birds. How many birds did they feed in all?

5. Higher Order Thinking Use a doubles-plus-2 fact to help you write an equation for the problem. Then draw a picture to show your work.

Tanya and Kyle feed the same number of birds at the zoo. Then Kyle feeds 2 more birds. How many birds did they feed in all?

Transcript text: 5. Higher Order Thinking Use a doubles-plus-2 fact to help you write an equation for the problem. Then draw a picture to show your work. Tanya and Kyle feed the same number of birds at the zoo. Then Kyle feeds 2 more birds. How many birds did they feed in all?

Solution

Solution Steps

Step 1: Define Variables

Let \( x \) represent the number of birds that Tanya feeds. Since Kyle feeds the same number of birds, he also feeds \( x \) birds.

Step 2: Account for Additional Birds

Kyle feeds 2 more birds than Tanya. Therefore, the total number of birds fed by both Tanya and Kyle can be expressed as: \[ \text{Total} = x + x + 2 = 2x + 2 \]

Step 3: Substitute the Value

From the output, we have \( x = 5 \). Substituting this value into the equation gives: \[ \text{Total} = 2(5) + 2 = 10 + 2 = 12 \]