Multistep problems: The Uknown A.R.1.1

Read the following problem, select all of the amounts that are unknown

(not said in the problem)
Four students, Jade, Nickolas, Aidan, and Dylan, each make 29 mugs and 18 pottery bowls for their art project. Three other students, Nehvae, Elijah, and London, each make the same number of mugs and twice as many bowls. How many objects did the seven students make in all?

• 1. Total number of mugs and bowls made by Jade, Nickolas, Aidan, and Dylan

• 1. Total number of mugs and bowls made by Nehvae, Elijah, and London

• How many mugs they each make

• How many objects did the seven students make in all?

• the amount of bowl jade, Nickolas, Aidan, and Dylen each make

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Read the following problem, select all of the amounts that are unknown

(not said in the problem)
A science teacher has $225 to spend on lab equipment.

He buys 4 posters with a guide to classifying rocks, for

$19 each. Student rock collections cost $9 each. How

many rock collections can he buy?

• total money he can spend

• total cost of 4 posters

• how much money is left after buying 4 posters

• the cost of student rock collections

• How many rock collections can he buy

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Read the following problem, select all of the amounts that are unknown

(not said in the problem)
Mr. Celestin's third-grade class collected 148 books to donate to the library. Mr. Nicolas's fourth-grade class collected 175 books. The students need to pack the books into boxes. Each box holds 9 books. How many boxes do they need to hold all the books?

• 1. Total number of books collected by the third-grade class

• 1. Total number of books collected by the fourth-grade class

• 1. Total number of books collected by both classes

• 1. Number of books each box can hold

• 1. Total number of boxes needed to hold all the books

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Read the following problem, select all of the amounts that are unknown

(not said in the problem)
Alexys's dad gives each of his 5 children an equal part of $340 to buy gifts. Alexys adds $28 to her portion. She finds classic DVDs for $8 each. How many DVDs can Alexys buy?

• 1. Each child's part of the $340

• cost of each DVD

• 1. Total money Alexys has after adding $28 to her part

• 1. how much money Alexys added to her part

• Number of DVDs Alexys can buy

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Read the following problem, select all of the amounts that are unknown

(not said in the problem)
Louis and Theo are organizing a beach cleanup event. Louis collects 45 pieces of trash, and Theo collects 38 pieces. They need to pack the trash into bags. Each bag holds 7 pieces of trash. How many bags do they need to hold all the trash?

• 1. Total number of pieces of trash collected by Louis

• 1. Total number of pieces of trash collected by Theo

• 1. Total number of pieces of trash collected by both Louis and Theo

• 1. Number of pieces of trash each bag can hold

• 1. Total number of bags needed to hold all the trash

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Read the following problem, select all of the amounts that are unknown

(not said in the problem)
Aidan and Ashley are selling lemonade to raise money for their school. Aidan sells 24 cups of lemonade, and Ashley sells 30 cups. Each cup costs $2. How much money did they raise in total?

• • Total number of cups of lemonade sold by Aidan

• 1. Total number of cups of lemonade sold by Ashley

• 1. Total number of cups of lemonade sold by both Aidan and Ashley

• 1. Cost of each cup of lemonade

• 1. Total amount of money raised by selling lemonade

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Read the following problem, select all of the amounts that are unknown

(not said in the problem)
A librarian has $400 to spend on new books. She buys 6 science books for $25 each. Fiction books cost $10 each. How many fiction books can she buy?

• • Total money she can spend

• • Total cost of 6 science books

• • How much money is left after buying 6 science books

• • The cost of fiction books

• • How many fiction books can she buy

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3