Enrichment Math Practice 1

Being able to problem solve is an important skill! It means being able to figure out a solution when you are confronted with an issue or challenge. The steps for problem solving are listed but jumbled in order. Try to put them in order from what you would do first to what you'd do last.

• Take action!

• 4th

• Choose the best solution

• 2nd

• Understand the problem

• 1st

• Consider outcomes

• 5th

• Think of possible solutions

• 3rd

Maria gets in trouble for talking during a test, but she was only telling another friend to be quiet. What can she do?

Someone has been distracting you recently by talking during work time and making noises. List three possible solutions for how you could handle the problem and which solution would you go with.

187-26=

• 145
• 162
• 161
• 178

• 250
• 400
• 300
• 350

• 65
• 70
• 72
• 67

Write the ordinal number for twenty-five.

• Twenty-fifth
• Twenty-fifthly
• Twenty-fiver
• Twenty-fifthed

Write 0.5 as a percentage.

• 75%
• 50%
• 25%
• 100%

Complete the input/output chart. Look for a pattern

Input 37 47 57 67 77 87

Output 74 94 114

• 104
• 124
• 84
• 74 94 114 134 154 174

x + 28 = 52

• x = 40
• x = 24
• x = 20
• x = 30