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The document outlines a 5-step problem solving plan for word problems: 1) Identify the unknown, 2) Find what is known and unknown, 3) Choose a method to solve, 4) Solve, and 5) Check and justify the answer. It then provides examples of using this plan to solve word problems involving amounts of fabric, hours of work needed to earn money, amounts of Halloween candy, and total amounts of candy collected.

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5-Step Problem Solving Plan Notes

The document outlines a 5-step problem solving plan for word problems: 1) Identify the unknown, 2) Find what is known and unknown, 3) Choose a method to solve, 4) Solve, and 5) Check and justify the answer. It then provides examples of using this plan to solve word problems involving amounts of fabric, hours of work needed to earn money, amounts of Halloween candy, and total amounts of candy collected.

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The

5-Step Problem Solving Plan for Word


Problems

Notes
The 5-Step Problem Solving Plan

Step 1: IDENTIFY (what am I being asked to nd?)
Step 2: FIND (what do I know, what do I not know?)
Step 3: CHOOSE (how will I solve the problem?)
Step 4: SOLVE
Step 5: CHECK and JUSTIFY (does this answer the
original quesDon,how can I jusDfy and explain my
answer?)
Solve using the 5-Step Problem Solving Plan

Helen has 5 yards of fabric to make two dresses.


The larger dress requires 3 yards of fabric. How
many yards of fabric will she have leN to make the
smaller dress?
1. IDENTIFY: What am I being asked to nd?
I need to nd the amount of fabric Helen has aNer making the larger dress.

2. Find: What do I know/not know? 3. Choose: How will I solve this problem?
The total amount of fabric 5 yards, the I will subtract the amount for the larger
amount used for the larger dress 3 yards. dress from the total amount of fabric. I
I dont know how much is leN. have to convert to common denominators.
4. Solve 5. Check and JusDfy
5 - 3 5 2/4 3 22/4 15/4 = 1 + 3 = 4 6/4 or 5 2/4 = 5
7/4 or 1 yards of fabric
Solve Using 5S-PSP
Shawn wants to buy a new snowboard, which
costs $396. If he earns $8.25 an hour, how many
hours must he work in order to earn enough
money to buy the snowboard?
1. IDENTIFY: What am I being asked to nd?
How many hours must he work in order to pay
for the snowboard?
2. Find: What do I know/not know? 3. Choose: How will I solve this problem?

Cost of snowboard: $396 Divide Total Cost by Hourly Pay
Hourly Pay: $8.25/hour

4. Solve 396 / 8.25 5. Check and JusDfy


Check: 48 x 8.25 = 396
48 = 48 hours
Solve Using 5S-PSP
Miles went trick-or-treaDng on Halloween and got
521 pieces of candy. Kyle went with him and got
439 pieces of candy. How much more candy did
Miles get?
1. IDENTIFY: What am I being asked to nd?
How much more candy did Miles get?

2. Find: What do I know/not know? 3. Choose: How will I solve this problem?

Miles got 521 pieces of candy Subtract Kyles candy from Miles candy
Kyle got 439 pieces of candy amounts

4. Solve 521 439 = 82 5. Check and JusDfy


Check: Kyles + dierence = Miles
82 pieces of candy
439 + 82 = 521
Solve Using 5S-PSP
Rosita and Jolene went trick-or-treaDng and
decided to share their Halloween candy. Rosita got
723 pieces of candy and Jolene got 578 pieces of
candy. How much candy did they get altogether?
1. IDENTIFY: What am I being asked to nd?
How much candy did they get altogether?

2. Find: What do I know/not know? 3. Choose: How will I solve this problem?

Rosita got 723 pieces of candy Add both candy amounts
Jolene got 578 pieces of candy

4. Solve 723 + 578 = 5. Check and JusDfy


1,301 723 = 578
1,301 pieces of candy
1,301 578 = 723

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