Lesson 1.61.6 Small Group · Group 1
Group 1 · Set BSecond form · new problems, same idea
Learning target With my small group, I can describe my problem-solving process, name strategies for getting unstuck, and identify the behaviors that make our class a community of math thinkers — one step at a time, with support.
Remember1.6 Small Group · Group 1
When you get stuck, go back to what you know, draw the problem, and think of a problem you solved before. Solve in order: make sense of the problem, choose a picture, make a plan, then check your work.
Words: representation (representación)strategy (estrategia)critique (criticar constructivamente)community agreement (acuerdo comunitario)
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1Complete each step, then write the final answer.
A shelf holds 4 boxes. Each box has 3 balls. Another shelf has 5 times as many balls. How many balls are on the other shelf?
Show your workHint First find the balls on the first shelf: 4 × 3. Then make 5 equal groups of that number.
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2Complete each step, then write the final answer.
A rack holds 9 bikes with 2 wheels each. Another rack has 4 times as many wheels. How many wheels are on the other rack?
Show your workHint First find the wheels on the first rack. Then make 4 equal groups.
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3Complete each step, then write the final answer.
A cat weighs 8 pounds. A dog weighs 7 times as much as the cat. How many pounds does the dog weigh?
Show your workHint “7 times as much” means 7 equal groups of 8 pounds.
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4Complete each step, then write the final answer.
Rack A has 5 bikes with 2 wheels each. Rack B has 3 times as many wheels as Rack A. Rack C has 2 times as many wheels as Rack B. How many wheels are on Rack C?
Show your workHint Go one rack at a time: A, then B, then C.
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Explain your thinkingKim got stuck on “2 times as many.” Which get-unstuck move would help her? Tell why.
Sentence starter Kim could try ___ because ___. · “Times as many” means ___, not ___.