Example:
I was 37 inches (37”) tall in first grade. It takes 12 inches (12”) to make a foot, so I
was 3 feet and 1 inch tall (3’ 1”). I grew 2 inches (2”) in 2nd grade, 5 inches (5”) in
3rd grade, 3 inches (3”) in 4th grade, and 4 inches (4”) in 5th grade. How tall was I in
each grade? How tall am I now?
*Solve:
Grade
Height
st
1
37 inches
nd
2
37 in. + 2 in.= 39 in.
rd
3
39 in. + 5 in. = 44 in.
4th
44 in. + 3 in. = 47 in.
5th
47 in. + 4 in. = 51 in.
Now, I am 51 inches tall.
*Check your work/answer
37 + 2= 39, 2nd
39 + 5 =44, 3rd
44 + 3 = 47, 4th
47 + 4 = 51, 5th (Now)
*Explain/defend how you arrived at your answer
I was 37 inches in 1st grade. I grew 2 in. in 2nd grade, 5 in. in 3rd grade, 3 in. in 4th
grade, and 4 in. in 5th grade. I added these together.
Solve on notebook paper. These will be due on the dates listed below. Follow directions and show your work!
January 13 *Due January 16
I wanted to buy an I-Pad I found on sale for $599, but I realized I needed some things to go with it. I had to
buy a case for $29, a screen cover for $19, and a set of head phones for $49. I have $1,000 saved in my bank
account. I want to have money left to pay for apps I would like, but I also want to keep some money in my
account. Do I have enough? Will I have any money left? If I do have money left, how much?
I have five siblings (brothers and sisters). Including myself, there are a total of six kids in my house. Each of
us brings our lunch to school every day. My grandmother makes us these great little mini sandwiches. If she
makes us 23 mini sandwiches, how many of us could have 4 mini sandwiches in our lunch? How many of us
would have to have less than 4 mini sandwiches? If we could fit 8 sandwiches in our lunch boxes, how many
would my grandmother have to make to put 8 in each lunch box?
January 21 *Due January 23
Jasmine rides horses at a barn near her house. She is getting ready for a horse show this weekend. She is
helping to set up a jumper ring, preparing jumps for the horses and riders to jump over. She needs to set
each of the jumps three feet high, but she is running into a problem. Every time she adds a pole to the jump
and sets it at six inches above the last, it sinks into the sand one inch. The first pole is six inches off the
ground, but after it sinks one inch, it is only 5 inches. If this continues to happen, what should Jasmine do? Is
she going to be able to make a jump that is 3 feet tall? How many poles will it take? What do you think
would be the best solution for her?
Haley is training her dog, Batman, to compete in a water jumping competition. The sport also known as Dock
Diving or Dock Jumping is very competitive and her dog will have to train to do his best. Haley plans to take
Batman to the pool three days a week to train. Each day she plans to throw his three favorite toys ten times
each. How many jumps will Batman make in a week? If she trains with Batman for the next 8 weeks, how
many total practice jumps will he have made?
January 27 *Due January 30
Scott is training to run the Mercedes Half Marathon (13.1 miles). He has 12 weeks left to train. He wants to
run 3 days every week. Each week, he plans to run 5 miles for his first run, 7 miles for his second run, and 10
miles for his third run. How many miles will he run each week? How many miles will he run in the next 6
weeks? How many miles will he have run at the end of his 12 weeks of training?
Jay is cooking hot dogs for his daughter’s softball tournament. There will be about 340 people at the event.
The hot dog buns are sold in packs of 12. How many packs should he buy? The hot dogs are sold in packs of
32. How many packs of hot dogs should he buy?
February 3 *Due February 6
My mom picked blueberries in Wilsonville last weekend. She picked 16 cups of blueberries. Each cup
contains about 45 blueberries. About how many blueberries does she have? When she gets home, she is
going to make blueberry cobbler. It takes about 200 blueberries to make her cobbler. How many cobblers
can she make? Could your answer be different from someone else’s answer? Could you have more than one
answer?
Last week, Oak Mountain Elementary held a garage sale for several local charities. They were able to raise
$900. Students selected six charities they wanted the money to go toward. If they split the money evenly to
the different charities, how much could they donate to each one?