Solving Word Problems with Whole Numbers

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Objective

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

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Warm-up video

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Practice

4 questions

1

Sarah has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box has 8 crayons in it. How many crayons does Sarah have in total? Show your work and explain how you found the answer.

2

A farmer has 27 apples to put into bags. If he puts 3 apples in each bag, how many bags will he need? Show your work and explain how you found the answer.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

A 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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