What can you do to make a word problem easier to understand?
For example: Mrs. Dawson has 8 blue marbles and 6 green marbles in a bag. She puts in 7 more marbles. How many marbles are
in the bag now?
In this lesson, you will learn how to re-write the question
in a word problem by creating a fill in the blank
sentence.
Let’s Review
Mrs. Dawson has 8 blue marbles and 6 green marbles in a bag. She puts in 7 more marbles. How many marbles are
in the bag now?
Word Problem
Information Question
Mrs. Dawson has 8 blue marbles and 6 green marbles in a bag. She puts in 7 more marbles. How many marbles are
in the bag now?
Mrs. Dawson has 8 blue marbles and 6 green marbles in a bag. She puts in 7 more marbles. How many marbles are
in the bag now?
Core Lesson
How can I use the question to make the
problem easier to understand?
QuestionFill in the blank
sentence
Core Lesson
This girl has dogs.
Can you use the information from the picture to fill in the
blank?
3
Core Lesson
What is your favorite flavor of
ice cream?
My favorite flavor of ice
cream is chocolate.
My favorite flavor of ice
cream is .
Core Lesson
Mark has 3 songs on his iPod. He downloaded 2 more songs. How many songs does Mark have on his iPod now?
How many songs does
Mark have on his iPod now?
Mark
Mark has 3 songs on his iPod. He downloaded 2 more songs. How many songs does Mark have on his iPod now?
Markhas songs
on his iPod now.
Core Lesson
Mark has 3 songs on his iPod. He downloaded 2 more songs. How many songs does Mark have on his iPod now?
Mark has 3 songs on his iPod. He downloaded 2 more songs. How many songs does Mark have on his iPod now?
Mark has 3 songs on his iPod. He downloaded 2 more songs. How many songs does Mark have on his iPod now?
Mark has songs on his iPod now.5
3 + 2 = 5
Core Lesson
Mrs. Dawson has 8 blue marbles and 6 green marbles in a bag. She puts in 7 more marbles. How many marbles are
in the bag now?
How many marbles are in the bag now?
There are marbles in the bag now.