Cubes Math Strategy

Using the CUBES strategy, which part of the world problem will you CIRCLE?

• The Numbers

• The Question

• The Math Action Words

• The Answer

Using the CUBES strategy, what would you UNDERLINE in the following problem: Joan has 6 books. Alyssa has three times more books than Joan. How many books does Alyssa have?

• Joan has 6 books

• Alyssa has three times more books than Joan

• Nothing

• How many books does Alyssa have?

Using the CUBES strategy, what would you BOX in the following problem: Sally has 7 red balloons and 4 green balloons. Melanie has 4 times more red balloons than Sally. How many red balloons does Melanie have now?

• Red

• Times

• Green

• Now

Using the CUBES strategy, which part of the world problem will you CIRCLE?
Mrs. Harper ordered 3 different colors of markers.
          • She ordered 25 of each color marker.
          • She also ordered some pencils.
          • She ordered 3 times as many pencils as markers.
 How many pencils did Mrs. Harper order? 

• 3, 25

• markers, pencils, colors

• How many pencils did Mrs. Harper order?

• 3 different colors, 25 of each color, 3 times as many pencils

What problem solving strategy do we use to help solve word problems?

• BLOCKS

• CUBES

• SQUARES

• BOXES

According to CUBES, what do we do to questions in word problems?

• Circle the question

• Underline the question

• Box the question

• Evaluate the question

In the problem solving strategy CUBES, what does the C stand for?

• Circle the key numbers

• Circle the answer

• Cry in the corner

Answer explanation

Using the CUBES strategy, what would you UNDERLINE in the following problem: Joan has 26 books. Alyssa has 45 books. How many more books does Alyssa have than Joan?

• Joan has 26 books.

• Alyssa has 45 books.

• Nothing

• How many more books does Alyssa have than Joan?

There are 12 red cubes, 36 blue cubes, and 27 green cubes in the math center. How many cubes are there altogether?

• 75

• 57

• 63

• 76