Engage New York, 5th Grade, M1, L16 Lesson

Engage New York, 5th Grade, M1, L16 Lesson

Solve word problems using decimal operations.

Math Word Problems

For today's lesson, use math reasoning. Make sense of the problem by drawing pictures or tape diagrams.

Open Ended

Jesse and three friends buy snacks for a hike. They buy trail mix for $5.42, apples for $2.55, and granola bars for $3.39. If the four friends split the cost of the snacks equally, how much should each friend pay?

Mr. Frye distributed $126 equally among his 4 children for their weekly allowance. How much money did each child receive?

• What is the problem about?

• What information do we know?

• What are we trying to figure out?

• How can we represent this information?

Open Ended

Mr. Frye distributed $126 equally among his 4 children for their weekly allowance. How much money did each child receive?

Brandon mixed 6.83 lb of cashews with 3.57 lb of pistachios. After filling up 6 bags that were the same size with the mixture, he had 0.35 lb of nuts left. What was the weight of each bag?

• What is the problem about?

• What information do we know?

• What are we trying to figure out?

• How can we represent this information?

Open Ended

Brandon mixed 6.83 lb of cashews with 3.57 lb of pistachios. After filling up 6 bags that were the same size with the mixture, he had 0.35 lb of nuts left. What was the weight of each bag?