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Word Problems of the Week: Fractional Reasoning
Dec 16, 2020
Word Problems of the Week: Fractional Reasoning
When you take a whole item and break it into equal parts, what you get is one — or more — of those equal parts; these are known as fractions. This may sound very math-y and complicated,...
Word Problems of the Week: Mathematical Mixed Bag III
Dec 9, 2020
The great thing about word problems is that they help us understand the world around us. This week we have another “mathematical mixed bag” of questions ranging from flowers in a garden to kitten sleeps.
So look below and choose the...
Word Problem of the Week: How Much … How Many? (Part Deux)
Nov 16, 2020
Last week, our word problems gave kids such great practice in figuring out “how much or how many” of a given thing, we decided to go another round!
This week’s problems help answer practical questions such as “How much food do we nee...
Word Problem of the Week: How Much … How Many?
Nov 11, 2020
“How many clothes can I fit into my suitcase?” “How far can we get on a litre of gas?” These are the types of questions we ask ourselves all the time, but may not realize that we can arrive at the answers by using math!
This week’s word...
Word Problem of the Week: All In Good Measure
Nov 1, 2020
Measuring allows us to find out the extent, quantity, amount, or degree of something. And we use our abilities to measure in a lot of different ways. From figuring out what size of clothes we should wear — to buying the right sized couch f...