Grades 3-5 Math Problem Solving in Action_ Getting Students to Love Word Problems

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Mike had 5
marbles. Jake
had 2 times
as many as
Mike. How
many did
they have
altogether?
If Jake got 5
more marbles,
now how
many times as
many marbles
as Mike will
he have?

On the farm
there were
700 animals.
There were
250 sheep,
some horses
and some
cows. There
were 100
more sheep
than cows
and the rest
of the animals
were horses.
Then, the
farmer bought
25 more
horses. How
many horses
are there
now? How
many animals
are there
altogether
now?

It cost $5 for
students and
$10 for adults
to go to the
museum.
Class 305
is taking 25
students and
4 adults to
the museum.
If they have
raised $125
will they have
enough?

On the farm
there were
700 animals.
There were
250 sheep,
some horses
and some
cows. There
were 100
more sheep
than cows
and the rest
of the animals
were horses.
The farmer
bought more
horses. Now
there are 500
horses. How
many horses
did the farmer
buy? How
many animals
are there
altogether
now?

The bakery
sold 49
cookies on
Monday, 56
cookies on
Tuesday, and
63 cookies on
Wednesday.
If the pattern
continues,
how many
cookies
will they
have sold
on Sunday?
What is the
total amount
of cookies
they will
have sold in a
7-day week?

The store sells
sugar in 1-lb,
5-lb and 10-lb
bags. What
is the fewest
number of
bags to buy to
get 27 lbs of
sugar?

My sister had
45 cents. She
had a quarter.
What other
coins could
she have had?

Figure 2.11 Multistep Problems

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