Math Solving Number Stories MJ Pg.79

Math Solving Number Stories MJ Pg.79

People who are good at solving problems take time to make sure they really understand the problem.

• What do you know from reading the story?

• What do you want to find out?

• How can you find out what the problem is asking you to solve?

• What will you do first?

• What strategy or tool can you use?

Ask yourself

• What is the unknown quantity?

• What number model would we write, using a letter for the unknown, to represent what we want to find out?

• Are you finished? Why or why not?

• What is a good estimate for this answer?

• Let's do the following example together. Please have your Math Workbook out and turn to MJ. Pg. 79

Open Ended

Show all work. Please include the following: Your estimate and estimated answer, number model with unknown, solve the problem and include your answer with the unit.