Story Problems
Action Plan to Solve Story Problems:
Please make sure:
2/4/15
1) Mrs. Summers loves to bake. Her favorite gift on Valentine’s Day is to give out bags of chocolate chip cookies. This year she baked _______ cookies all together and she came to school with ________ bags for her friends. How many cookies will each friend get if they all get a bag with the same amount of cookies?
(15,5) (32, 8) (48, 6) (96, 4) (128, 4)
Action Plan:
2) Ms. Silvas needed to buy colored pencils for her class for an art project they are working on. She bought _________ boxes of pencils and each package has the same amount of pencils. Altogether she needed ________ pencils. How many pencils are in each box?
(5, 50) (6, 24) (3, 21) (4, 32)
2/8/15
3) Mrs. Mitchell’s daughters have a Girl Scout meeting. It’s their job to bring goody bags so they bought toys to put into the bags and are now wondering how many goody bags they can make. If they have ________ toys and put _________ toys into each bag. How many bags will they be able to make for their troop party?
(64, 8) (96, 3) (135, 9) (156, 6)
4) Mrs. Bascos has decided to bake chocolate cupcakes to bring in for her class on Monday. Mrs. Bascos baked __________ cupcakes and will be putting them in boxes that hold _________ cupcakes in a box. She wants to know if she will be able to carry all of the packages from her car, how many boxes will she have to carry?
(54, 9) (64, 4) (248, 8) (371,7)
2/18/15
*** BEFORE YOU START THESE PROBLEMS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WRITTEN A SENTENCE TO ANSWER THE PROBLEMS ABOVE AND HAVE SQUARED IT.****
1) Video games are on sale for $9. If you have $100, how many games can you buy?
2) There are 98 children in the fourth grade who are going on a field trip. They are going to go in vans that six children can ride in. How many vans do they need to go on the field trip?
3) Holly makes bracelets that use 8 beads. If she has 220 beads, how many bracelets can she make?
4) Six people attended a party and 8 mini cakes for all of the guests to eat. How much cake will each person get?
Action Plan to Solve Story Problems:
- Make Meaning: Remember always first figure out what type of problem it is. Use the orange operations paper to help you with your writing.
- Picture: Draw a picture that shows your understanding of the story problem.
- Estimate first.
Please make sure:
- EACH PROBLEM GETS IT'S OWN PAGE!
- FOR DIVISION- What multiplication problem will help you solve the problem?
2/4/15
1) Mrs. Summers loves to bake. Her favorite gift on Valentine’s Day is to give out bags of chocolate chip cookies. This year she baked _______ cookies all together and she came to school with ________ bags for her friends. How many cookies will each friend get if they all get a bag with the same amount of cookies?
(15,5) (32, 8) (48, 6) (96, 4) (128, 4)
Action Plan:
- Write down the problem to start.
- Figure out what type of problem is this.
- Draw a picture to show I understand the story problem.
2) Ms. Silvas needed to buy colored pencils for her class for an art project they are working on. She bought _________ boxes of pencils and each package has the same amount of pencils. Altogether she needed ________ pencils. How many pencils are in each box?
(5, 50) (6, 24) (3, 21) (4, 32)
2/8/15
3) Mrs. Mitchell’s daughters have a Girl Scout meeting. It’s their job to bring goody bags so they bought toys to put into the bags and are now wondering how many goody bags they can make. If they have ________ toys and put _________ toys into each bag. How many bags will they be able to make for their troop party?
(64, 8) (96, 3) (135, 9) (156, 6)
4) Mrs. Bascos has decided to bake chocolate cupcakes to bring in for her class on Monday. Mrs. Bascos baked __________ cupcakes and will be putting them in boxes that hold _________ cupcakes in a box. She wants to know if she will be able to carry all of the packages from her car, how many boxes will she have to carry?
(54, 9) (64, 4) (248, 8) (371,7)
2/18/15
*** BEFORE YOU START THESE PROBLEMS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WRITTEN A SENTENCE TO ANSWER THE PROBLEMS ABOVE AND HAVE SQUARED IT.****
1) Video games are on sale for $9. If you have $100, how many games can you buy?
2) There are 98 children in the fourth grade who are going on a field trip. They are going to go in vans that six children can ride in. How many vans do they need to go on the field trip?
3) Holly makes bracelets that use 8 beads. If she has 220 beads, how many bracelets can she make?
4) Six people attended a party and 8 mini cakes for all of the guests to eat. How much cake will each person get?