Solving Word Problems with Whole Numbers

Grade 4•45 minutes•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.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 4 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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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.

3. Michael is helping his mom bake cookies for a school bake sale. They want to make 48 cookies. If they put the cookies on baking sheets with 6 cookies on each sheet, how many baking sheets will they need? Show your work and explain how you found the answer.

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