Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

17. Write a problem modeled on problem 12.
    Have a classmate solve it.

Choose a strategy from the list or use another

strategy you know to solve each problem.

11. Hank, Don, and Ned are waiting in
    line. Don is ahead of Ned. Hank has
    been waiting longer than the others.
    What is their order in line?


12. A tool measures 16 cm. A plastic
    tube measures 71 cm. How much
    longer is the plastic tube?


13. Sylvia cuts a triangle, a square, and
    a pentagon out of wood. The first
    shape she cuts has more sides than
    the second but fewer sides than the third.
    In what order does she cut the shapes?


14. Marcy cut an equilateral triangle to make 4
    congruent signs. Each side of the triangle is
    2 ft long. How did Marcy cut the triangle?


15. Sylvia’s shop has 8 rows of paint cans.
    There are 10 cans in the first row, 9 cans
    in the second row, 8 in the third, and so on.
    How many cans of paint are there in all?


16. How would you describe the shape
    of this sign for Farmer Foods?
    How many angles does it have?
    What other questions can you
    answer about this sign?

8 ft

4 ft 4 ft

3 ft

3 ft 3 ft

Use these Strategies

Find a Pattern

Logical Reasoning

Choose the Operation

Use a Diagram/Graph

Draw a Picture

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