word problems

word problems

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

^{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?}

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!

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

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!

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

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

Multiple Choice

A basketball team has 9 players.  Each player has a white shirt and a blue shirt.  How many shirts does the basketball team have?

• 18
• 11
• 16
• 14

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?

• 5

• 150

• 60

• 20

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