Imagine you are a facility manager at a ski resort reviewing last year's weather records. The report states that the normal yearly snowfall of ${}62$ inches is ${}12$ inches more than twice the amount received last season ($s$). Which equation correctly translates this specific relationship?

As a facility manager at a regional ski resort, you are applying a seven-step problem-solving strategy to analyze your department's snowfall records. Match each specific action you performed while solving the snowfall problem—'Normal yearly snowfall (62 inches) is 12 inches more than twice last season's amount'—to its corresponding step in the strategy.

As a resort manager analyzing historical weather records, you must document the process used to determine last season's snowfall based on the finding that the normal snowfall of 62 inches is 12 inches more than twice last season's amount. Arrange the following actions in the correct sequence used to solve this problem as demonstrated in the snowfall example.

Variable Identification in Resort Operations

True or False: In the ski resort snowfall example, the normal yearly snowfall of 62 inches is described as being 12 inches more than twice the amount of snow received last season.

Imagine you are a resort operations manager preparing a budget for the upcoming winter. You are referencing the ski resort's snowfall analysis example, where the normal yearly snowfall of 62 inches is 12 inches more than twice last season's snowfall. After solving the translated equation, ${}62 = 2s + 12$, you determine that the snowfall last season was ____ inches.

Applying the Seven-Step Strategy to Snowfall Records