The document provides instructions for solving word problems in 5 steps: 1) search the problem, 2) translate the problem, 3) answer the problem, 4) review the solution, and 5) provides examples of word problems and their solutions.

1. Word problemsSearch the problemTranslate the problemAnswer the problemReview the solution

2. Word problemsSearch the problemRead carefully! Ask: What do I know? What do I want to know?Write down the facts!

3. Word problemsTranslate the problemTranslate to an equationPicture or counters !

4. Word problemsAnswer the problemCalculate answer to problem

5. Word problemsReview the solutionReread the quationCheck your mathDoes answer make sense?

6. Word problemsMacy sold 234 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Brenda sold 345, and Camila sold 100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. How many tickets did Macy and Camila sell?

7. Word problemsGavin earned 15 stickers for his good behavior. Mark earned 12, and Yahir earned 14. How many tickets did Gavin and Mark earn together for their good behavior?

8. Word problemsKevin had 578 Pokemon cards in his collection. He gave 379 of his cards away to his younger brother. How many Pokemon cards does Kevin have left?

9. Word problemsOn the first day of school Eric had 23 color pencils. He gave 10 of his color pencils away to his best friend Jamal. How many color pencils does Eric have left?

10. Word problemsOn the first day of school Sean had 50 pencils. He gave 10 of his pencils away to his best friend Jamal, and he broke 15 of his pencils during English Language Arts class. How many pencils does Eric have left?

11. Word problemsElizabeth had 493 Pokemon cards in her collection. She lost 75 of her cards and gave 120 of her cards away to her best friend Lauren. How many Pokemon cards does Elizabeth have left?

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14. Word problemsSearch the problemTranslate the problemAnswer the problemReview the solution

15. Word problemsSearch the problemRead carefully! Ask: What do I know? What do I want to know?Write down the facts!

16. Word problemsTranslate the problemTranslate to an equationPicture or counters !

17. Word problemsAnswer the problemCalculate answer to problem

18. Word problemsReview the solutionReread the questionCheck your mathDoes answer make sense?

19. Word problemsMacy is two years older than her sister Jenny. If j represents Jenny’s age, which math expression could be used to represent Macy’s age?j + 2 j x 2 j - 2

20. Word problemsMike is two times older than his brother Andrew. If j represents Andrew’s age, which math expression could be used to represent Mike’s age?j + 2 j x 2 j - 2

21. Word problemsThe Acworth Swimming Club offers lessons after school each day. Each person pays $3.00 for the first hour of lessons and $1.00 for each additional hour. The amount spent by each student is represented by $3.00 + $1.00xWhat does x represent? Number of students who get swim lessons Money earned by the Acworth Swimming Club Total amount of money spent by each student The number of additional swim lessons

22. Word problemsDuring the Book Fair, Dr. Daigle purchased 10 books for the classroom. The total cost of the books was $100.00. How much did each book cost?

23. Word problemsYour school has a fund raiser and asks you to help out. The school promises that 0.10 times the amount of the money you raise will be given to your classroom for parties and field trips. If you help raise $75.00, how much money will be given to the classroom?

24. Word problemsElizabeth had 493 Pokemon cards in her collection. She lost 75 of her cards and gave 120 of her cards away to her best friend Lauren. How many Pokemon cards does Elizabeth have left?

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