Melissa and Rachel like to make funny hats. Melissa has made z zebra-printed hats, and Rachel has made r striped hats. Together they have made a total of t hats. Write an equation to describe this situation.
Q. Melissa and Rachel like to make funny hats. Melissa has made z zebra-printed hats, and Rachel has made r striped hats. Together they have made a total of t hats. Write an equation to describe this situation.
Define Hat Production: Let's say Melissa made m zebra-printed hats and Rachel made r striped hats.
Calculate Total Hats: Together, they made a total of t hats.
Formulate Equation: The equation to describe this situation is m+r=t.
Verify Accuracy: Now we just need to make sure we didn't make any mistakes.
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