Choosing a Strategy
Practice
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Problems can be solved in different ways.

Read each problem.  Think of 2 different ways to solve.
 

Spiders have 8 legs.

If Tim sees 3 spiders in the barn,
how many legs does he see?
 

 

     3        3        3       3

Tom can paint 3 windows a day.

 If he paints windows for 4 days, how many will he paint?

 


 $.50  $.50  $.50   $.50   $.50

Jill went to the bakery for cupcakes.
She bought 5 cupcakes.
Each one cost $.50.
How much did she spend?

 

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  Pete bought 9 pencils at the school store.
He wanted to share the pencils equally with Mike and Luke.
How many pencils will each of the
3 boys get?
 

 

The soccer team has jerseys for
21 players.
How many more jerseys will they need if there are 30 students on the team?

 




Sally made a snack for herself
and 3 friends. 
They each had 4 strawberries.
How many strawberries did
she start with with.

 

  Remember:

There is more than one way to solve a problem.

   Click on the lawnmower for practice.

 
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