IXL | Use strip diagrams to represent and solve multi-step word problems

Read the story.

Cassie is making bracelets to share with her sisters. She has 8 blue gems, 7 purple gems, and 6 yellow gems. She splits the gems evenly among 3 bracelets.

Pick the diagram that models the story. Let g represent the number of gems Cassie puts on each bracelet.

Now, solve for

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Read the story.

Ms. Sawyer leads the book club at Emerson Elementary School. Today was the last meeting of the school year. To celebrate, she bought a box of 50 mini donuts. She took 10 of the donuts to put in the teachers' lounge. Then, she split the remaining donuts evenly among the 8 students in the club.

Pick the diagram that models the story. Let d represent the number of donuts Ms. Sawyer gave each student.

Now, solve for

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Step 1: Find the diagram that models the story.

Start by listing the information in the problem.

Ms. Sawyer bought a box of 50 mini donuts.
She removed 10 of the donuts.
She split the remaining donuts among 8 students, giving d donuts to each student.

This diagram models the story.

donuts to start

donuts for students

donuts for the teachers' lounge

You can use the diagram to find

the number of donuts Ms. Sawyer gave each student.

Step 2: Find the number of donuts left for the students.

Ms. Sawyer started with 50 mini donuts and removed 10 of them. Subtract.

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There were 40 donuts left for the students.

Step 3: Find the number of donuts Ms. Sawyer gave each student.

Redraw the diagram using 40 for the number of donuts for the students.

donuts to start

donuts for students

donuts for the teachers' lounge

Ms. Sawyer split 40 donuts evenly among 8 students. Divide to find

Ms. Sawyer gave 5 donuts to each student.

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