Home abcteach Problem Solving page 7 Problem Solving
(Read
the problem one time only and then allow the class to ask clarifying questions.)
Kali
was looking at her Halloween candy.
She counted 17 suckers, 4 Snickers bars, 10 Milky Way bars, 7 Clark bars,
3 apples, and 1 doughnut.
How many candy bars did she have?
Jessica
had 4 bags of candy that she bought for $1.50 a bag.
Each bag has 6 pieces of candy in it.
How many more bags does she need to buy to give each of her 25 classmates
one piece? How
much will it cost?
Serena’s
bank has $2.55 in nickels and dimes.
If it has 21 dimes, how many nickels does it have?
Some
students in Mrs. McClerren's class played Monopoly.
Jennifer P. won the game.
Nancy placed ahead of
Scott S.
Ebony H. placed ahead of Nancy.
Who placed last?
Jenny
B. had $4.00. She
bought four suckers that sold as two for 18 cents, two candy bars for 65 cents
each, and a notebook for $1.46.
How much money did she get back?
How much money did she spend?
Marissa
and Scott C. collect hockey cards.
Marissa has 4 more than Scott.
Together they have 14.
How many does each