Solving Word Problems with Pictures

This video tutorial teaches how to solve word problems by drawing pictures. It covers various examples, including subtracting apples, dividing milk cartons, calculating change from birthday money, multiplying pages read, and dividing watermelon slices. Each problem is solved using visual aids like bars to represent quantities, and estimation techniques are used to verify the reasonableness of answers.

How can you represent 7 apples visually if drawing them is difficult?

• Use different colors for each apple.

• Draw a picture of each apple.

• Use a bar to represent the total number of apples.

• Write the number 7 repeatedly.

If you have 7 cartons of milk and each box holds 3, how many boxes are needed?

• 5 boxes

• 4 boxes

• 3 boxes

• 2 boxes

Gerald has $75 and wants to buy shoes for $39. How much money will he have left?

• $34

• $36

• $38

• $40

What is a good estimation technique to check if $75 minus $39 is reasonable?

• Round both numbers to the nearest ten and subtract.

• Add both numbers and divide by two.

• Multiply both numbers.

• Subtract the smaller number from the larger one directly.

Mary read 3 chapters, each with 23 pages. How many pages did she read in total?

• 75 pages

• 92 pages

• 69 pages

• 46 pages

If Felice brought 14 slices of watermelon for 3 people, how many slices does each person get?

• 4 slices

• 6 slices

• 5 slices

• 3 slices

What is a compatible number to estimate 14 divided by 3?

• 18

• 15

• 10

• 12