Word Problems

Lesson Objective

Students will practice identifying necessary information, missing information, and unnecessary information when solving math word problems.

Common Core Alignment

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

3.OA.3.  Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.


3.OA.4.  Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 × ? = 48, 5 = _ ÷ 3, 6 × 6 = ?



Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.

3.OA.8.  Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.