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Word problemsMacy sold 234 boxes
of Girl Scout cookies.
Brenda sold 345, and
Camila sold 100 boxes
of Girl Scout cookies.
How many tickets did
Macy and Camila sell?
Word problemsGavin earned 15 stickers for his good
behavior. Mark earned 12, and Yahir earned
14. How many tickets did Gavin and Mark
earn together for their good behavior?
Word problemsKevin had 578 Pokemon cards in his
collection. He gave 379 of his cards
away to his younger brother. How many
Pokemon cards does Kevin have left?
Word problemsOn the first day of school Eric had 23
color pencils. He gave 10 of his color
pencils away to his best friend Jamal.
How many color pencils does Eric have
left?
Word problemsOn the first day of school Sean had 50
pencils. He gave 10 of his pencils away to his
best friend Jamal, and he broke 15 of his
pencils during English Language Arts class.
How many pencils does Eric have left?
Word problemsElizabeth had 493 Pokemon cards in her
collection. She lost 75 of her cards and gave
120 of her cards away to her best friend
Lauren. How many Pokemon cards does
Elizabeth have left?
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Word problemsS earch the problem
T ranslate the problem
A nswer the problem
R eview the solution
Word problemsS earch the problem
Read carefully!
Ask: What do I know?
What do I want to know?
Write down the facts!
Word problemsT ranslate the problem
Translate to an equation
Picture or counters !
Word problemsA nswer the problem
Calculate answer to problem
Word problemsR eview the solution
Reread the question
Check your math
Does answer make sense?
Word problemsMacy is two years
older than her sister
Jenny. If j represents
Jenny’s age, which
math expression could
be used to represent
Macy’s age?
j + 2 j x 2 j - 2
Word problemsMike is two times older
than his brother
Andrew. If j represents
Andrew’s age, which
math expression could
be used to represent
Mike’s age?
j + 2 j x 2 j - 2
Word problemsThe Acworth Swimming Club offers lessons after school each day. Each
person pays $3.00 for the first hour of lessons and $1.00 for each
additional hour. The amount spent by each student is represented by $3.00 + $1.00x
What does x represent?
Number of students who get swim lessons
Money earned by the Acworth Swimming Club
Total amount of money spent by each studentThe number of additional swim lessons
Word problemsDuring the Book Fair, Dr. Daigle
purchased 10 books for the classroom.
The total cost of the books was $100.00.
How much did each book cost?
Word problemsYour school has a fund raiser and asks you to
help out. The school promises that 0.10 times
the amount of the money you raise will be
given to your classroom for parties and field
trips. If you help raise $75.00, how much
money will be given to the classroom?
Word problemsElizabeth had 493 Pokemon cards in her
collection. She lost 75 of her cards and gave
120 of her cards away to her best friend
Lauren. How many Pokemon cards does
Elizabeth have left?
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