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Susan Cox
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Word problems
Read the problem carefully
THINK...what is it asking me to find?
THINK...how can I find it?
Underline words & numbers that can help you
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Max's goal is to practice playing drums for 300 minutes this week.
On Sunday he practiced for 127 minutes. On Tuesday he practiced for 38 minutes.
How many more minutes does Max need to practice in order to meet his goal?
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Example 1
WHAT do you need to know?
(how many MORE minutes Max needs)
HOW can you find this?
*first, how many minutes did he practice? (Sunday + Tuesday)
* Next, if the goal is 300, how many more minutes does he need?
***Can a fact family help us here? The total is 300, a part is Sunday + Tuesday. You need to find the other missing part!
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Multiple Choice
Max's goal is to practice playing drums for 300 minutes this week.
On Sunday he practiced for 127 minutes. On Tuesday he practiced for 38 minutes.
How many more minutes does Max need to practice in order to meet his goal?
135
465
165
145
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Naomi went to Wendy's. She bought TWO bottles of water for $0.89 each, a bag of fries for $2.39, and a hamburger for $1. If Naomi paid with a $10 bill, what was his change?
WHAT do you need to know? (his change)
HOW much does he start with? ($10)
HOW much does he spend in all (water + water + fries + hamburger)
Total is $10.00. He spent how much of that $10? Think fact family -find the missing part!
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Multiple Choice
Naomi went to Wendy's. She bought TWO bottles of water for $0.89 each, a bag of fries for $2.39, and a hamburger for $1. If Naomi paid with a $10 bill, what was his change?
$5.72
$4.83
$6.71
$5.17
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Multiple Choice
A music teacher bought 9 boxes of recorders. Each box contained 36 recorders.
How many recorders did the the music teacher buy?
45
27
274
324
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Kaya has 20 photos of dogs and 30 photos of cats. She displayed an equal number of them on 10 posters for a fundraiser for an animal shelter. How many photos were on each poster?
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150
60
20
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Multiple Choice
A teacher bought 12 packets of crayons. Seven of the packets had 9 crayons and the other five packets had 10 crayons How many crayons did the teacher buy in all?
113
50
63
120
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