Module 2 Lesson 9

M2 Lesson 9 and Review

Objective: I will use strategies such as the RDW to discuss in writing how to solve word problems involving measurements.

Open Ended

A pet mouse weighs 34 grams. A pet hamster weighs 126 grams more than the mouse. How much does the pet hamster weigh?

Explain to your partner how you would model and solve this problem.

Open Ended

A pitcher of shaved ice needs 5 milliliters of food coloring to turn red.

How many milliliters of food coloring are needed to make 9 pitchers of shaved ice red?

Explain to your partner how you would model and solve this problem.

Open Ended

At the pet shop there are 36 liters of water in a tank. Each fish bowl holds 4 liters.

How many fish bowls can the shopkeeper fill using the water in the tank?

Explain to your partner how you would model and solve this problem

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a. The jar of baby food weighs 113 grams. How much does the can of tomatoes weigh?

Multiple Choice

b. How much more does the can of tomatoes weigh than the jar of baby food?

• 445 g

• 45 g

• 445 kg

• 113 g

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a. What is the total weight of 10 pens?

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b. An empty box weighs 82 grams. What is the total weight of a box of 10 pens?

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4. A frozen turkey weighs about 5 kilograms. The chef orders 45 kilograms of turkey.

Use a strip diagram to find about how many frozen turkeys he orders.