Here is the word problem my partner and I solved:

Yoshi has a rope 30 feet long. He must cut it into pieces that are each ¼ foot long. Will he get more or fewer than 30 pieces? How do you know? How many pieces will Yoshi get? 

Here is a picture of my visual that represents the problem:

Here is my equation(s) with a variable to represent the unknown amount:

1/4 x 4 = 4 x 30 = 120 pieces. 

When predicting my answer, I know my answer will be smaller or larger because…

It will be larger because when you are cutting something it is making more pieces which means more.

Here is a picture of the work I did to solve the problem:

My answer and label are…

120 pieces.

Hanukkah Card Post

This week, we worked on coding Chanukah Cards. Below you will see my creation and what I thought was comfortable and challenging when doing this assignment. 

Here is my card: <upload card here>
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/268838426/#fullscreen

make sure to click the space bar
What I thought was comfortable about this activity:
It was comfortable because I knew how to code before and It is fun.

What I thought was challenging about this activity:

I was challenging because things don’t go as planned sometimes 

Solving word Problems with Fractions

Today in math we continued to work on solving word problems with fractions. When solving word problems we need to draw a visual to represent the problem, write an equation(s) with a variable to represent the unknown amount, show our work, and write the answer with a label. Shown below is what this looks like based on the following word problem:

“Rex is making bread. He combines 1 3/4 cups of white flour and 2 1/3 cups of wheat flour. He adds rye flour to make a total of 5 cups. How much rye flour does he add?”

1) Here is a picture of my visual:

2) Here is a picture of my equation(s) with a variable to represent the unknown amount:

3) Here is a picture of the work I did to solve the problem:

4) My answer and label are…
11/12 of rye bread 

5) Why does drawing a visual help when solving a word problem?

it can help people who can’t understand numbers easily 

6) How are you feeling about solving word problems with fractions? Is there anything that you still need help with or need to work on further?
I would want to work on harder problems
7) We have our Unit 1 test this Friday. Is there anything that you do not understand or want more help with?
no, but I would like to spend time before the test studying 
8) What will you do throughout this week so you are prepared for the test this Friday?

 Study
 
 
 
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