IXL | Two-step word problems: represent and solve using strip models

At the start of the school year, Kristen bought 5 notebooks and put 6 stickers on the cover of each one. Yesterday, she put 8 more stickers on the cover of her science notebook.

Which model can be used to find

the total number of stickers on Kristen's notebook?

What is the total number of stickers on Kristen's notebooks?

stickers

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question

Yesterday, Shawn went to the Green Garden Store and bought 6 pots and a bag of 50 flower bulbs. This morning, he planted the same number of bulbs in each of the 6 pots. When he was done, he had 8 bulbs left over.

Which model can be used to find

the number of bulbs Shawn planted in each pot?

How many bulbs did Shawn plant in each pot?

bulbs

solution

Start by listing the information given in the problem.

Shawn bought 50 flower bulbs.
He also bought 6 pots.
He planted
b
bulbs in each pot.
When he was done, he had 8 bulbs left over.

This model matches the problem.

total bulbs

6 pots

bulbs left over

To find how many bulbs Shawn planted in each pot, it can help to simplify the model. First, subtract 8 from 50 to find how many total bulbs Shawn planted in the pots.

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So, you can redraw the model like this.

bulbs planted in pots

bulbs in each pot

Shawn split those 42 bulbs equally among 6 pots. So, divide to find the number of bulbs in each pot.

Shawn planted 7 bulbs in each pot.

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