Using Real Objects to Solve Word Problems

The video tutorial teaches how to solve word problems using real objects or their paper representations. It covers multiplication and division concepts through practical examples like pricing DVDs, sharing balloons, and calculating costs of baseball tickets. The tutorial also explains subtraction using pineapples and emphasizes estimation for reasonableness. The lesson concludes with dividing toy cars into boxes, ensuring all concepts are understood through relatable scenarios.

How can you represent four DVDs if you don't have the actual objects?

• By imagining them in your mind

• By using four pieces of paper with the price written on them

• By using a calculator

• By drawing them on a board

What is a common mistake when solving problems that require division?

• Adding instead of subtracting

• Multiplying instead of dividing

• Subtracting instead of dividing

• Dividing instead of multiplying

If Jasmine has 13 pineapples and gives away 4, how many are left?

• 8

• 7

• 9

• 10

How do you calculate the total cost of 4 baseball tickets if each costs $17?

• Subtract $17 from $68

• Divide $68 by 4

• Add $17 four times

• Multiply $17 by 4

If 4 toy cars fit in a box, how many boxes are needed for 13 cars?

• 3 boxes

• 4 boxes

• 5 boxes

• 2 boxes