1. Working Word Problems

2. It is important to follow a process, or plan, when you solve word problems. Four-step problem solving process Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Read- Carefully read the problem. Identify important information. Plan- Make a plan for solving the problem. Do- Follow your plan. Solve the problem. Check- Think of another way to check your answer.

3. The school library has 1,218 fiction books & 2,093 nonfiction books. How many books does the school library have in all? Read What do you need to find out? How many books are in the school library. Plan What do you need to do? Addition because we are joining two groups. Do Complete the operations. 1,318 + 2,093 3,411 Check 1,318 3,411 + 2,093 - 2,093 3,411 1,318

4. Mr. O’Reilly bought 7 copies of a new computer game for the school computer lab. Each copy of the game cost $49.49. How much did Mr. O’Reilly spend in all? Read What do you need to find out? Total amount that Mr. O’Reilly spent in all for the computer games. Plan What do you need to do? Multiplication Do Complete the operations. $49.49 x 7 $346.43 Check $346.43 ÷ 7 = $49.49

5. The soccer league has a barbeque for the players. There are 137 players in the soccer league. Each table seats 12 people. How many tables are needed for the barbecue? Read What do you need to find out? Plan What do you need to do? Do Complete the operations. Check

6. Coach Green stores the soccer balls in large bags. Each bag holds 9 soccer balls. How many bags are needed to store 78 soccer balls? Read What do you need to find out? Plan What do you need to do? Do Complete the operations. Check

7. It takes John 33 minutes to ride his bike from his house to the grocery store. John arrives at the grocery store at 3:10. What time did he leave his house? Read What do you need to find out? Plan What do you need to do? Do Complete the operations. Check