C
What does the "C" in CUBES stand for?
Circle key numbers and units
WHAT you know!?!
In the CUBES acronym, what does the "U" stand for?
Underline the question.
What am I being asked to solve?
What does the "B" in the CUBES math testing strategy stand for?
Box Action Words
Am I adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing?What does the "E" stand for in the CUBES math testing strategy?
Evaluate and Eliminate
What steps do I need to take to answer the question?
What information don't I need?
What does the "S" stand for in the CUBES math testing stratgey?
SHOW your WORK & Check your answer
Did I answer the underlined question?
How can I double check?
What would you circle in the following problem?
Cody spent half of his weekly allowance on candy. To earn more money his parents let him weed the garden for $9. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $19?
half of his allowance, $9, $19
What would you underline in the following problem?
Cody spent half of his weekly allowance on candy. To earn more money his parents let him weed the garden for $9. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $19?
What is his weekly allowance?
What would you BOX in the following problem?
Cody spent half of his weekly allowance on candy. To earn more money his parents let him weed the garden for $9. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $19?
spent, to earn more, ended
What does Evaluate mean?
To Solve
Cody spent half of his weekly allowance on candy. To earn more money his parents let him weed the garden for $9. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $19?
$20
What would you circle in the following problem?
Paul rented a bike from Ashley's Bikes. It cost $10 plus $4 per hour. If Paul paid $34, then he rented the bike for how many hours?
$10, $4 per hour, $34
What would you underline in the following problem?
Paul rented a bike from Ashley's Bikes. It cost $10 plus $4 per hour. If Paul paid $34, then he rented the bike for how many hours?
He rented the bike for how many hours?
What would you BOX in the following problem?
Paul rented a bike from Ashley's Bikes. It cost $10 plus $4 per hour. If Paul paid $34, then he rented the bike for how many hours?
cost, plus, paid
What does Eliminate mean?
Get rid of or remove
Paul rented a bike from Ashley's Bikes. It cost $10 plus $4 per hour. If Paul paid $34, then he rented the bike for how many hours?
6 hours
What would you circle in the following problem?
Kathryn had some candy to give to her three children. She first took ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received three pieces. With how many pieces did she start?
three children, ten pieces, each child received 3 pieces
What would you underline in the following problem?
Kathryn had some candy to give to her three children. She first took ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received three pieces. With how many pieces did she start?
With how many pieces did she start?
What would you BOX in the following problem?
Kathryn had some candy to give to her three children. She first took ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received three pieces. With how many pieces did she start?
took, evenly divided, received
Give reasonable answers.
Which answer to this question is reasonable?
23% of 140 is what?
A. 4025
B. 179
C. 32.2
D. 236
C. 32.2 is the only number less than 140 which could be 23%, or smaller 'part,' of 140
Kathryn had some candy to give to her three children. She first took ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received three pieces. With how many pieces did she start?
19 pieces
How many feet in are 1 mile?
5,280 feet (1,760 yards)
What does the word evaluate mean?
To solve the problem for a specific answer; typically a number.
What's the name given to a multiplication problem's answer?
Product
Evaluate.
9 + 23 x 4 - 16 / 2
93
For a field trip 7 students rode in cars and the rest filled six buses. How many students were in each bus if 229 students were on the trip?
37