Mathematics For Elementary Teachers With Activities
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Author: Sybilla Beckmann
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6.6, Problem 7P
A federal debt problem: If the federal debt is $11 trillion, and if this debt were divided equally among 300 million people, then how much would each person owe? Describe how to estimate mentally the answer to the federal debt problem, and explain briefly why your strategy makes sense.
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Ch. 6.1 - For each of the following word problems, write the...Ch. 6.1 - Write two word problems for 637?, one for each of...Ch. 6.1 - a. Write an array problem for 213=? and make a...Ch. 6.1 - a. Write a multiplicative comparison problem for...Ch. 6.1 - a. Is 05 defined or not? Write a word problem for...Ch. 6.1 - a. Is 03 defined or not? Explain your reasoning....Ch. 6.1 - Write and solve one word problem for 3570=? and...Ch. 6.1 - a.Use the definition of powers of 10 to show how...Ch. 6.2 - Use the definition of fractions and...Ch. 6.2 - Using our definition of fractions, the idea of...
Ch. 6.2 - a. Explain why 115=.11using...Ch. 6.2 - Describe how to get the mixed number answer to 235...Ch. 6.2 - a. Write a simple how-many-units-in-1 -group word...Ch. 6.2 - Write and solve four different word problems for...Ch. 6.2 - For each of the problems that follow, write the...Ch. 6.2 - Explain how to solve the next problems with...Ch. 6.2 - In your own words, describe a procedure for...Ch. 6.2 - * Halloween (October 31) of 2014 was on a Friday,...Ch. 6.2 - Must there be at least one Friday the 13th in...Ch. 6.2 - Presidents' Day is the third Monday in February....Ch. 6.2 - I'm thinking of a number. When you divide it by 2,...Ch. 6.2 - I'm thinking of a number. When you divide it by...Ch. 6.2 - Three robbers have just acquired a large pile of...Ch. 6.2 - A year that is not a leap year has 365 days. (Leap...Ch. 6.3 - a. Calculate 42156 and 62,63532 in two ways: with...Ch. 6.3 - a. Use the scaffold method to calculate 7934. b....Ch. 6.3 - a. 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He decides to round...Ch. 6.3 - * A student calculates 69987 as follows, and...Ch. 6.3 - When you divide whole numbers using an ordinary...Ch. 6.4 - Explain how to use the math drawings of Figures...Ch. 6.4 - A Bread Problem: If 1 loaf of bread requires 114...Ch. 6.4 - A Measuring Problem: You are making a recipe that...Ch. 6.4 - wWrite a how-many-groups word problem for 423=?...Ch. 6.4 - Write a how-many-groups word problem for 514134=?...Ch. 6.4 - Jose and Mark are making cookies for a bake sale....Ch. 6.4 - Marvin has 11 yards of cloth to make costumes for...Ch. 6.4 - A Laundry Problem: You need 34 cup of laundry...Ch. 6.4 - Write a how-many-groups word problem for 234=? and...Ch. 6.4 - Write a how-many-groups word problem for 1314=?...Ch. 6.4 - Write a how-many-groups word problem for 1223=?...Ch. 6.4 - Write a simple how-many-groups word problem for...Ch. 6.4 - a. By rewriting the division problem 1833911=? as...Ch. 6.4 - Use the fact that we can rewrite the division...Ch. 6.4 - a. Tyrone says that 125 doesn't make sense because...Ch. 6.4 - * Fraction division word problems involve the...Ch. 6.5 - Explain how to use the math drawings of Figures...Ch. 6.5 - Write a how-many-units-in-1-group word problem for...Ch. 6.5 - Write a how-many-units-in-1-group word problem for...Ch. 6.5 - Write a how-many-units-in-1-group word problem for...Ch. 6.5 - Write a how-many-units-in-I-group word problem for...Ch. 6.5 - If 112 cups of a cereal weigh 2 pounds, how much...Ch. 6.5 - It took a mule 23 of an hour to go 45 of a mile....Ch. 6.5 - It took 113 cans of paint to paint 25 of a room....Ch. 6.5 - Write a word problem for 3412=? and another word...Ch. 6.5 - For each of the following problems, determine if...Ch. 6.5 - Sam picked 12 gallon of blueberries. He poured the...Ch. 6.5 - A road crew is building a road. So far, 23 of the...Ch. 6.5 - Will has mowed 23 of his lawn, and so far it has...Ch. 6.5 - Grandma's favorite muffin recipe uses 134 cups of...Ch. 6.5 - Tran write following word problem for 13412?:...Ch. 6.6 - Sue needs to cut a piece of wood 0.4 of an inch...Ch. 6.6 - a. Write a how-many-groups word problem for...Ch. 6.6 - a. Calculate 28.30.07to the hundredths place...Ch. 6.6 - a. Calculate 16.80.35to the hundredths place...Ch. 6.6 - Ramin must calculate 8.423.6 longhand, but he...Ch. 6.6 - a. 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