What can you do to solve a really tricky word problem?

For example: Milton’s goal is to read his 400 page

book over the three day weekend. On Friday he read 134 pages, on Saturday he read 206 pages. How many pages will Milton need to read on Sunday to

reach his goal?

In this lesson you will learn how to solve multi-step

problems by drawing a model.

Let’s ReviewLet’s Review

A large bag of spinach weighs 14 ounces. A small bag of spinach weighs 12 ounces. What is the total weight of the bags of spinach if we add 2 large

bags of spinach?Large:

Small:

14

12

14 14Altogether the bags of

spinach weigh____ ounces.

12 + (3 x 14) = 54

54

Let’s ReviewA Common Mistake

Incorrect unit bars12 12

Correct unit bars12 12

Not drawing your unit bars in equal sizes.

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

Milton’s goal is to read his 400 page book over the three day weekend. On Friday, he read 134 pages, on Saturday he read 206

pages. How many pages will Milton need to read on Sunday to reach his goal?

Milton needs to read ____ pages to reach his goal.

What is the question this problem is

asking me to solve??

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

Milton’s pages: 400

Milton’s pages: 400134 206 ?

340

Fri Sat Sun

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

134 + 206 = 340 pages

Milton needs to read __ pages to reach his goal.

400 - 340 = 60 pages

60

In this lesson you have learned how to solve multi-step word

problems by drawing a model.

Let’s ReviewGuided Practice

There are 241 cars, 108 motorcycles, and some trucks in a stadium parking lot. If there are 478 total vehicles in the lot, how many trucks are there?

Let’s ReviewGuided Practice

Total vehicles: 478

108 241 ? 478Total vehicles:

349129

M C T

108 + 241 = 349

478 – 349= 129

There are __ trucks in the stadium parking lot.

129

Let’s ReviewExtension Activities

The football stadium parking lot has spaces for 4,077 vehicles. The parking lot has spaces for cars, trucks, and motorcycles. There are only 978 spaces available for motorcycles. There are double the amount of cars than trucks. Determine how many spaces could be available for cars and trucks.

Let’s ReviewExtension Activities

Create a multi-step word problem where you will add and subtract in order to determine the answer. Use the following numbers: 2,345, 98, and 541.

-or determine your own numbers - must be two digit - four digit numbers

Let’s ReviewExtension Activities

At the carnival, 2,543 balloons were sold in the morning and 1,983 balloons were sold in the afternoon. How many more balloons were sold at night if the carnival sold 6,000 balloons? How many more balloons need to be sold to reach their goal of 10,000?

Let’s ReviewQuick Quiz

1) Moe wants to read a 478 page book in three days. On Monday he read 199 pages, on Tuesday he read 168 pages, how many more pages does Moe need to read to reach his goal?

Let’s ReviewQuick Quiz

2) Larry wants to buy a pair of shoes that cost $86. He saved $31 one week, and $28 the second week. How much more money does Larry need to buy the pair of shoes?