You can learn how to solve a problem by listening to other
students explain how they got their answers.
There is more than one way to solve a problem.
Think about the different ways you can solve these problems.
Discuss the possibilities with a friend.
1.
Patty gets $5.00 for each dog she
walks. Yesterday she walked 4 dogs,
and today she walked 5 dogs. How
much did she make in the 2 days
walking dogs?
2. The aquarium has 4
octopuses in a
tank. An octopus has 8 arms. How many
arms were in the tank at the aquarium?
3. Mary works at
the bookstore. she
gets paid $7 and hour. If she worked
6 hours yesterday, how much money
did she earn?
4. There are 4 chairs
around a table.
Each chair has 4 legs. How many chair
legs are around the table?
5. Mr. and Mrs.
Burke and their 3
children went to the zoo. If the zoo
charges $4.50 for adults and $3.00
for children, how much did the family
pay?
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