Let's see how well you can represent
the following word problems!
After reading the problem, decide
which type of representation would help you solve the problem.
Then solve the problem, and click
on the picture to check your answer!
Mrs.
John's class is painting murals, and today they finished 6.
They need to do 14 total. Half of the unfinished murals are in
the west wing of the school. One fourth of the unfinished
murals are in the east wing. The rest are outside.
How many murals are outside?
Red, red, green, green, green, blue, blue, red,
red, green, green, green, blue, blue.... What are the next
six colors??
Mrs. Smith needs to put four students (Ali,
Betsy, Casey, and Darcy) into pairs. How many
different pairs can she make? (Order does not matter.)
For Jim's first birthday, his grandma gave him
$2.50. For his second birthday, she gave him $5.00.
For his third birthday, she gave him $10.00, and for his fourth
birthday, she gave him $20.00. This year, he got $80.00.
How old is he now?
