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

Figure 3.4

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Sue had

$567. Luke

had $560.

How much

more money

did Sue have

than Luke?

Or

How much

less money

did Luke

have than

Sue? How

much do

they have

altogether?

Kay has

$245. Lucy

has $20 more

than her.

How much

money does

Lucy have?

How much

do they have

altogether?

Or

Kay has $245.

She has $20

less than

Lucy. How

much does

Lucy have?

How much

do they have

altogether?

Sue had $789.

She had $79

more than

Luke. How

much did

Luke have?

How much

do they have

altogether?

Or

Sue had

$789. Luke

had $79 less

than she did.

How much

did he have?

How much

do they have

altogether?

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Maribel has

$55. Nancy

has 3 times as

much as she

does. How

much does

Nancy have?

How much

do they have

altogether?

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Nancy has

$165. She has 3

times as much

as Maribel.

How much

does Maribel

have?

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Nancy has

$165. Maribel

has $55. How

many times as

much money

does Nancy have

as Maribel?

How much

do they have

altogether?

Figure 3.5

Mr. Lou had a party. He went to the bakery and bought several pieces of

different types of pies. Each piece cost $2.75. He had 10 dollars. How many

pieces of pie could he buy? What did he spend? Did he have any money

left over?

Estimate:

Explain how you estimated:

Calculate: