Word Problems/Estimation
Ms. Emily's house is 10 meters tall. Ms. Jenny' house is 13 meters tall. How much taller is Ms. Jenny's house?
3 meters
Write the number sentence you could use to solve this problem: Shayla has a desk that is 48 inches wide. The width of Twola's desk is 13 inches shorter. How wide is Twola's desk?
Use the variable "t" for the unknown!
48 - 13 = t
Draw a number line to show:
15 + 7 = ___
Show me your drawing on your white board!
How many inches are in one foot?
12 inches
Natalie's paper was 12 inches long. How many inches would 2 pieces of paper be?
24 inches
Ms. Emily is 5 feet tall. The door is 2 feet taller than Ms. Emily. How tall is the door?
7 feet tall
Write the 3 number sentences that could be used to solve this problem.
The white board is Ms. Leah's class is 4 feet tall. The white board in Ms. Keli's class is 5 feet tall. How much taller is Ms. Keli's board than Ms. Leah's?
5 - 4 = x
4 + x = 5
5 - x = 5
Show 54 - 8 on a number line.
Show on your white board!
How many inches are there in 4 feet.
48 inches
Katie measured that her dresser was 6 feet long. Her television is only 1 yard long. How much longer is her dresser?
3 feet or 1 yard
Which is the best estimate for height of the whiteboard? a. 4 feet b. 10 feet c. 1 foot
a. 4 feet
Write a number sentence to solve for the difference in length between the crayon and the pencil. Use the letter "d" to represent the unknown.
Must be one of the three below.
7 - 3 = d
3 + d = 7
7 - d = 3
Show 13 + 2 + 6 on a number line.
Show your work on a white board!
If there are 3 feet in one yard, how many feet are there in 2 yards?
6 feet
Connor measured that his bathtub was 140 centimeters long. His sink is 80 centimeters long. How much longer is his bathtub than his sink?
60 centimeters
Which is the best estimate for height of Dr. Maureen? a. 6 feet b. 6 meters c. 6 centimeters
a. 6 feet
A pencil is about 6 inches long. A paper clip is about 1 inch long. How much longer is the pencil than the paper clip?
Write a number sentence to solve for the difference.
6 - 1 = s
1 + s = 6
6 - s = 1
Show 64 - 5 - 2 on a number line.
Show your answer on your white board!
If 12 inches are in 1 foot, how many inches are in 5 feet?
60 inches
Joshua measured that his pencil was 14 centimeters long. Kaleb measured that his pencil was 25 centimeters long. How much longer was Kaleb's pencil?
Write a number sentence to solve!
25- 14 = 11
Kaleb's pencil is 11 centimeters longer than Joshua's pencil.
Which is the best estimate for the height of a stopsign? a. 10 feet b. 10 inches c. 10 meters
a. 10 feet
How many inches are there in 3 feet?
Write a number sentence to solve!
12 + 12 + 12 = t
Show 3 + 8 + 4 on a number line.
Show your work on you white board.
If 3 feet are in 1 yard, how many feet are in 3 yards?
9 feet.
Sawyer measured that the bookcase was 7 feet long. Chance measured that the bulletin board was 2 yards long. Which was longer, the bulletin board or the bookcase?
Hint: 1 yard = 3 feet.
The bookcase because it is 7 feet long and the bulletin board is 6 feet long (2 yards is equal to 6 feet).