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Using this book:
1. Allow students to use whatever tools they need to solve problems.
Some students will choose to use manipulatives, while others will want
to make drawings. Encourage warriors to practice their mental math
skills.
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2. It is important that students share their solutions. Modeling a variety
of problem-solving techniques makes students aware that there are
different paths to the correct answer.
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3. Teach student to follow problem-solving strategies:
• Read the problem carefully more than one time. Think about it as
you read.
• mark the important information in the problem.
• What is question does the problem ask?
• What words will help you know how to solve the problem (in
all, left, how many more, etc.)?
• What facts will help you answer the question?
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• Think about what you need to do to solve the problem (add,
subtract, multiply, or divide).
• Solve the problem. Does your answer make sense?
• Check your answer.
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Daily Word Problems Name:
Monday-Week 1
Work Space:
There were 16 schools at the regional
track meet. An average of 14 runners
were on each school team. How many
runners were at the track meet?
Answer:
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Tuesday-Week 1
Work Space:
When the teams arrived, the
temperature of the room was 72.6
degrees. By the time the meet
started, the temperature had gone up
5 . 6 d e g re e s . W h a t w a s t h e
Answer:
temperature of the when the meet
started?
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Daily Word Problems Name:
Wednesday-Week 1
Work Space:
One coach wanted her team to run 4
laps to warm up before the track
meet. To complete each lap, they had
to run 400 meters. How far did each
Answer:
runner run?
Daily Word Problems Name:
Thursday-Week 1
Work Space:
Lumumba finished the first race in 1
minute and 15 seconds. Sankara
finished 12 seconds faster than
Lumumba. Shaka finished 8 seconds
Answer:
faster than Sankara. How long did it
take Shaka to finish?
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Daily Word Problems
Name:
Friday-Week 1
Use the clues below to determine who placed first, second, third, fourth, and fifth in
the 100-meter medley.
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When you know that a name and a place do not go with each other, make an X under
the place and across from the name. When you know that a name and place do go
together, write YES in the box. You can then X that name and place for all others.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Sizwe
Juma
Mali
Jalia
Emeka
Clues:
1. Sizwe finished the race in second place.
2. The runners who place first and fourth have names that start with the same
letter
3. Mali finished immediately after Juma.
4. Jalia finished before Emeka.
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Daily Word Problems Name:
Monday-Week 2
Work Space:
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The Camara family started their
garage sale one half hour after the
Tyehimba family. The Tyehimba family
started their garage sale one hour
before the Akoto family, who started
Answer:
theirs at 8:30 a.m. At what time did the
Camara family start their garage sale?
Daily Word Problems Name:
Tuesday-Week 2
Work Space:
Sadiku picked out a small drum for
$3.50. If she gave the family a ten-
dollar bill, what is the fewest number
of bills and coins that she could
Answer:
receive as change?
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Daily Word Problems Name:
Wednesday-Week 2
Work Space:
At the end of the day, the Shabazz
family announced that all items were
half price. If the sticker on a jacket
read $3.00, how much would it sell
Answer:
for?
Daily Word Problems Name:
Thursday-Week 2
Work Space:
Taja and her friend Mazina made a
one-gallon pitcher of bissap drink
because it was so hot. They drank 5
glasses that each held 2 cups of
bissap drink. How much bissap drink
was left in the pitcher? Express the
Answer:
answer in two different ways. (hint:
There are 4 cups in 1 quart and 4
quarts in 1 gallon.)
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Daily Word Problems
Name:
Friday-Week 2
Sadiku’s family recorded the amounts of money that were collected at their garage
sale.
Amounts of Money
Person
Collected
Malcolm $4, $1, $3, $.75
Marley $2, $2, $1.50, $10
Olu $5
Tosin $3, $1.75, $7
Chinua $4, $1, $9, $.50, $8
What was the average amount of money that the five people in Sadiku’s family
collected during the adage sale?
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Daily Word Problems Name:
Monday-Week 3
Work Space:
Igwe wants to sit in the front seat on
the bus on the trip to the Marcus
Garvey Museum. The front seat is the
full width of the bus and seat 5
students. If Igwe selects his place on
the seat at random, what is the
Answer:
probability that he will sit at either
end by a window?
Daily Word Problems Name:
Tuesday-Week 3
Work Space:
The sixth grade class from W.E.B
Dubois Middle School is going to the
zoo on a field trip. There are 270
students who want to on the field trip.
If the school requires one adult for
Answer:
every 15 students, how many adults
will be needed for the trip?
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Daily Word Problems Name:
Wednesday-Week 3
Work Space:
The statue of Marcus Garvey weighs
about 7 tons. How many pounds does
that statue weigh? (Hint: 1 ton equals
2,000 pounds)
Answer:
Daily Word Problems Name:
Thursday-Week 3
Work Space:
The regular price for admission to the
Marcus Garvey museum is $7.00.
There is a 25% discount off the price
of each ticket for school groups. How
much will each ticket cost with the
Answer:
discount?
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