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1. Read and Understand.

* Read the problem.
* Ask: Do I understand the
questions?

2. Plan it out!
* Find the answer to the first
question.
* Solve the second question.

3. Solve and Check.

* Solve both questions.
* Check your work.
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Solve the Problem

Name: __________________

The Problem

Two pieces of
information
are missing.

2.

1.

Step 2

Step 1
2.

1.

Solution:
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Solve the Problem 1

Name: __________________

The Problem
1. A female bunny gained one pound per week for
six weeks. A male bunny gained two pounds per
week for six weeks. How many more pounds did
the male bunny gain than the female bunny?
Two pieces of
information
are missing.

2.

1.

Step 2

Step 1
2.

1.

Solution:
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Solve the Problem 2 Name: __________________

The Problem
1. Kamoria found seven frogs on Monday and eight
frogs on Tuesday by the pond near her house.
Each frog had five warts. How many more warts
did the frogs have on Tuesday than on Monday?
Two pieces of
information
are missing.

2.

1.

Step 2

Step 1
2.

1.

Solution:
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Solve the Problem 3 Name: __________________

The Problem
1. Bryson grew 10 tulips and 12 daffodils in his
garden. Each tulip has six petals. Each daffodil
has six petals. How many petals are there
altogether?
Two pieces of
information
are missing.

2.

1.

Step 2

Step 1
2.

1.

Solution:
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Word Problems

Name: __________________

Solve each word problem below by showing your work in the

boxes. Then write your answer in the box.
1. Imad and Amra are butterflies. Imad drinks 3 grams of nectar a
week. Amra drinks 2 grams of nectar a week. How many grams
of nectar do they drink altogether after 4 weeks?

1.

2.

Solution:

2. Javier loves flying kites. He flies his kite for 1 hour on Monday, 2
hours on Tuesday, 4 hours on Wednesday, and 3 hours on Thursday.
How many more hours did Javier fly his kite on Wednesday and
Thursday than Monday and Tuesday?

1.

2.

Solution:
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1. Sofia has a
twenty dollar
bill. She buys
five squirt guns
for $3 each.
How much
money does
Sofia
have left?

2. Jade invited six

friends over for a
water balloon fight.
She gave each
friend three
balloons and kept
two for herself.
How many
balloons do
they have
altogether?
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3. Julien has
swimming lessons
three times a week
for 30 minutes.
Cayden has lessons
twice a week for 30
minutes. How many
more minutes does
Julien have
lessons than
Cayden?

4. Megan can make

picnic blankets. She
can make 7
blankets with 21
yards of material.
How many yards of
material would she
need to make 10
blankets?

5. Amina is selling
lemonade. She sells
26 cups on Friday, 15
cups on Saturday,
and 35 cups on
Sunday. How many
more cups did she
sell on Friday and
Saturday
than on
Sunday?

6. Cesar wants to buy

his mom a present
that costs $15.25. He
wants to buy his sister
a present that costs
$22.47. He has saved
$18.50. How much
more does he need to
save to be
able to buy
both
presents?
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7. Teyana made 1
dozen chocolate chip
cookies, 2 dozen
oatmeal cookies, and
2 dozen sugar
cookies. She gave
away 45 cookies to
her friends. How
many
cookies
does she
have left?

8. Lincoln is painting
rocks for his garden.
He needs to paint 500
rocks total. The first
hour he paints 58, the
second hour he paints
105, and the third hour
he paints 190. How
many more rocks does
he need to
paint to finish
his project?

9. Caleb wants to
rent a boat. The boat
costs $50 an hour. He
wants to rent the
boat for two and a
half hours. He has
saved up $100. How
much more money
does he need
to save to be
able to rent
the boat?

10. Amir wants to read

1,000 pages over
spring break. He reads
a book that has 250
pages, a book that has
102 pages, and a book
that has 98 pages.
How many more pages
does he need
to read to
reach his
goal?

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11. Zara wants to raise

bees. She buys 20
bees the first month,
35 the second month,
and 41 the third
month. If she splits
the bees between
three beehives, how
many bees
are inside
each hive?

12. Mrs. Hansens class is

going to plant
flowers around her
school as a service
project. They have 6
plots to plant flowers in.
They have 24 daisies, 36
petunias, and 60
chrysanthemums. How
many flowers do they
plant inside
each plot?

Answer Sheet

Name: __________________

Use this answer sheet to record your answers to the task cards.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

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Solve the Problem 1 KEY

Name: __________________

The Problem
1. A female bunny gained one pound per week for
six weeks. A male bunny gained two pounds per
week for six weeks. How many more pounds did
the male bunny gain than the female bunny?
Two pieces of
information
are missing.

1. How many pounds

were gained by the
bunnies.

2. How many
more pounds did the
male gain than the
female?

Step 2

Step 1
1. Female: 1x6=6

2. 12-6=6

Male: 2x6=12

Solution: The male gained six more pounds.

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Solve the Problem 2 KEY Name: __________________

The Problem
1. Kamoria found seven frogs on Monday and eight
frogs on Tuesday by the pond near her house.
Each frog had five warts. How many more warts
did the frogs have on Tuesday than on Monday?
Two pieces of
information
are missing.

1. How many frog

warts there were
total.

2. How many
more warts did she
see on Tuesday than
Monday?

Step 2

Step 1
1. 7x5=35 warts on Monday

2. 40-35=5

8x5=40 warts on Tuesday

Solution: There were 5 more warts.

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Solve the Problem 3 KEY Name: __________________

The Problem
1. Bryson grew 10 tulips and 12 daffodils in his
garden. Each tulip has six petals. Each daffodil
has six petals. How many petals are there
altogether?
Two pieces of
information
are missing.

1. How many petals

on the 10 tulips and
the 12 daffodils.

Step 1
1. 10x6=60 tulip petals

2. How many
petals there are all
together.

Step 2
2. 60+72=132 petals

12x6=72 daffodil petals

Solution: There are 132 petals altogether.

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Word Problems KEY

Name: __________________

Solve each word problem below by showing your work in the

boxes. Then write your answer in the box.
1. Imad and Amra are butterflies. Imad drinks 3 grams of nectar a
week. Amra drinks 2 grams of nectar a week. How many grams
of nectar do they drink altogether after 4 weeks?

1. Imad: 3x4=12 grams

2. 12+8=20 grams

Amra: 2x4=8 grams

Solution: They drink 20 grams altogether.

2. Javier loves flying kites. He flies his kite for 1 hour on Monday, 2
hours on Tuesday, 4 hours on Wednesday, and 3 hours on Thursday.
How many more hours did Javier fly his kite on Wednesday and
Thursday than Monday and Tuesday?

1. Mon./Tues.: 1+2=3 hours

2. 7-3=4 hours

Wed./Thurs.: 4+3=7 hours

Solution: He flies 4 hours more on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Answer Sheet KEY

Name: __________________

Use this answer sheet to record your answers to the task cards.

1. $5 left

4. 30 yards

7. 15 cookies
left

10. 550 more

2. 20 balloons 3. 30 minutes

5. 6 more
cups

8. 147 more

11. 32 per hive

6. $19.22 more

9. $25 more

12. 20 flowers
per plot

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