1)

The second number is 45/17.

2)

Shanika is correct - the final price will be less than $24.99.


3)

The distance across the bog is 24,000 feet.


4)

Sasha's trip will take 17 hours and 40 minutes.

If your answer does not match ours,

  • did you remember that Washington and Chicago are in different time zones?

  • did you remember how many minutes are in an hour?

  • did you understand that Sasha's trip was overnight?

  • did you check your arithmetic?

If your answer does match ours,

  • is your explanation clear and complete?

  • did you try the Extras?

  • did you verify your answer with another method?

  • did you have any "Aha!" moments? Describe them.

5)

Isolde would eat a one pound box of chocolates in 3 weeks.

If your answer does not match our answer,

  • did you try drawing pictures to think about how much was eaten?

  • did you try organizing the information using a table?

  • did you think about how much of the box of chocolates Tristan eats when he and Isolde eat the chocolates together in two weeks?

  • did you check your arithmetic?

If your answer does match ours,

  • have you clearly shown and explained the work you did?

  • are you confident that you could solve another problem like this successfully?

  • did you make any mistakes along the way? If so, how did you find and fix them?

  • are there any hints that you would give another student?

6)

There were 150 sheets of paper and 100 envelopes.

If your answer doesn't match ours,

  • did you think about who wrote more letters?

  • did you think about if there were more sheets of paper or more envelopes?

  • did you notice that Sue used all of the paper? If she used three sheets at a time, does that tell you anything?

If your answer does match ours,

  • are you confident that you could solve another problem like this successfully?

  • is your explanation clear and complete?

  • did you make any mistakes along the way? If so, how did you find them?

  • are there any hints that you would give another student?

7)

The integer I'm thinking of is 103,845.


8)

There are 72 students in the club and 800 students in the school.

If your answer does not match our answer,

  • did you write a number sentence?

  • did you find the number of students in the club before adding 8?

  • did your make a list?

  • did you check your arithmetic?

If any of those ideas help you, you might revise your answer, and then leave a comment that tells us what you did. If you're still stuck, leave a comment that tells us where you think you need help.

If your answer does match ours,

  • is your explanation clear and complete?

  • did you make any mistakes along the way? If so, how did you find them?

  • are there any hints that you would give another student?

9)

The new garden is 18 sq ft larger than the old garden. Interesting... even though the area of the garden is larger this year I need 4 feet less netting for the new garden!

If your answers do not match ours,

  • did you write the units a different way? (ft^2 or sq. ft.)

  • did you use area to think about question 1 and perimeter to think about question 2?

  • have you checked your calculations?

  • have you reread the problem to make sure you answered both of the questions asked?

If your answers do match ours,

  • does this problem remind you of any real experiences you've had?

  • are there any hints that you would give another student?

  • are you confident that you could solve another problem like this successfully?

  • did you reread your explanation to see if you could make it clearer or more complete?

  • did you make any mistakes along the way? If so, how did you find them?

  • did you try the Extra question?

10)

I have 5 dimes in my pocket.

If your answer doesn't match ours,

  • did you think about odd and even numbers of coins?

  • did you remember that a dime is worth 10 cents and a quarter is worth 25 cents?

  • did you check your arithmetic?

If any of those ideas help you, you might revise your answer, and then leave a comment that tells us what you did. If you're still stuck, leave a comment that tells us where you think you need help.

If your answer does match ours,

  • have you clearly shown and explained the work you did?

  • did you make any mistakes along the way? If so, how did you find and fix them?

  • are there any hints that you would give another student?

  • does this problem remind you of experiences you've had?

  • did you try the Extra?