1. Slot Work Simplify: (5² + 11) ÷ 2 3²(6) ÷ 4 Evaluate
– • -9
(18) (-3)
10 – (-17) – (9)
SLOT QUIZ TODAY

2. Table of Contents
Date Target Using CUBES with Solving Story Problems

3. Solving Word Problems

4. “Word Problems scare me!”

5. “Word Problems make me nervous!”

6. Mr Yack
“Word Problems?
I just skip them!”

7. Don’t Worry!
With just 5 easy steps, you can become…
a Word Problem Whiz!

8. FOLDABLES
C = Circle the Key Numbers

9. FOLDABLES
U = Underline the question

10. FOLDABLES
B = Box the Key words

11. FOLDABLES
E = Eliminate the junk

12. FOLDABLES
S = Solve….Does it make Sense?

13. Example 1
Ex:1 Mt. Everest, the highest elevation in Asia, is 29,028 feet above sea level. The Dead Sea, the lowest elevation, is 1,312 feet below sea level. What is the difference between these two
elevations?

14. Example 1
S: 29,028 – (-1312) =

15. Example 2 In Buffalo, New York, the temperature was -14°F in the
morning. If the temperature dropped 7°F, what is the
temperature now?

16. Example 2
S: -14 – 7

17. We did it!
We are Word Problem Whizzes!

18. On your own….
Fatma bought 4 pairs of True Religion jeans at $42 each from Macy’s. How much did she spend on the jeans? USE CUBES

19. Exit Tix
Amanee owes the candy store $35. Each of 5 friends will help her pay off her debt. How much will each friend pay?