Solving Word Problems with Whole Numbers

Grade 445 min

aligned to 5.ce.1 The Student Will Estimate, Represent, Solve, And Justify Solutions To Single-step And Multistep Contextual Problems Using Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, And Division With Whole Numbers.

Learning Objective

I can show my work and explain how I solved word problems using math.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

How to Solve Multiplication and Division Word Problems

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Practice

14 min

4 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œA bakery makes 36 muffins each day. If they pack the muffins into boxes with 4 muffins in each box, how many boxes will they need? Show your work and explain how you found the answer. A group of friends is collecting cans for recycling. They collected 5 groups of cans, and each group has 7 cans. How many cans did they collect in total? Show your work and explain how you found the answer. ”

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