Problem Types
"There are 40 stickers on a sheet of paper. The stickers are in rows with 8 stickers in each row. How many rows of stickers are there?"
Equal Groups (EG)
Read the story problem.
"In one month, a vending machine sold 323 bottles of soda, 536 bottles of water, and 424 bottles of juice. How many bottles were sold altogether?"
What do the bottles of soda represent in this problem?
1 Part (P)
The answer to an addition problem.
The "Sum".
3 X 6
18
"The librarian orders 243 picture books and 395 chapter books. What is the total amount of books the librarian orders?"
Part Part Whole (PPW)
Read the story problem.
"There are 6 tables in the kindergarten classroom. Each table has 4 children at it. How many children are in the room?"
What do the children represent in the problem?
Items in each group (IEG)
The answer to a multiplication problem.
The "Product"
6 x 8
48
"There are 154 boys and 172 girls in an Elementary school. How many more girls are in the school than boys?"
Comparison (C)
Read the story problem.
Jackie is 194 centimeters tall. She is 79 centimeters taller than Melissa. How tall is Melissa?
What does Melissa represent in this story problem?
Lesser Amount (LA)
Numbers that are multiplied together.
34 + 41
75
"Talia has 72 ounces of milk to make hot chocolate. She needs 6 ounces of milk per cup of hot chocolate. How many cups of hot chocolate can Talia make?"
Equal Groups (EG)
Read the story problem.
"Kam is making goodie bags for a party. He has 138 Kit Kats and 118 Crunch bars. He needs to put an equal amount of candy into each of 8 goodie bags. How many candy bars will go into each bag?"
What do the crunch bars represent in the story?
1 part (P)
The answer to a division problem.
The Quotient.
78 - 26
52
"Precious saved up money for a new outfit. She saved up $263 in December and $137 in January. She then spent $147 on sneakers. How much money does she have left for clothes?"
2-step : Part Part Whole (PPW)
Read the story problem.
"Kam is making goodie bags for a party. He has 138 Kit Kats and 118 Crunch bars. He needs to put an equal amount of candy into each of 8 goodie bags. How many candy bars will go into each bag?"
What do the goodie bags represent in the story?
Groups (G)
The amount of equal parts within 1 whole.
Denominator
63 รท 9
7