Real-Life Math: Reasonableness and Contextual Solutions

A farmer has 12 apples and wants to divide them into baskets. If each basket can hold 4 apples, how many baskets can he fill? Check if your answer makes sense in the context.

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Sarah has 20 stickers. She wants to share them equally with her 4 friends. How many stickers will each friend get? Is this a reasonable solution?

• Each friend will get 3 stickers.

• Each friend will get 6 stickers.

• Each friend will get 5 stickers.

• Each friend will get 4 stickers.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A school is organizing a field trip. They have 30 students and can fit 6 students in each bus. How many buses are needed? Does this solution seem reasonable?

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Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Tom has 15 marbles and wants to give them to his 3 friends equally. How many marbles will each friend receive? Interpret this solution in the context of sharing.

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Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A baker made 24 cookies and wants to pack them in boxes of 6. How many boxes will he need? Check if this solution is reasonable based on the total number of cookies.

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Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Lisa has 18 books and wants to arrange them on shelves with 3 books per shelf. How many shelves will she need? Does this solution make sense?

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Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A gardener has 36 flowers and wants to plant them in rows of 9. How many rows can he plant? Is this a reasonable number of rows?

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Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

In a game, there are 40 points to earn. If each correct answer gives 5 points, how many correct answers are needed? Check if this solution is reasonable in the context of the game.

• 6 correct answers

• 10 correct answers

• 4 correct answers

• 8 correct answers

A toy store has 50 toys and wants to display them in groups of 10. How many groups can they make? Interpret this solution in the context of displaying toys.

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Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.B.2B

CCSS.1.NBT.B.2C

A library has 60 books and wants to arrange them in groups of 12. How many groups can they create? Does this solution seem reasonable based on the total number of books?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3