Activities

1. Carl bought three boxes of golf balls.  Each box has 24 balls.  How many golf balls did he buy?
   
   
2. 120 students need to fit on 4 buses.  How many students should go on each bus?

3. A pack of bubble gum has 12 pieces.  If John bought two packs and Angela bought 3 packs, how many pieces do they have all together?  Show your work.
   
   
4. The third grade class of 18 students picked 100 strawberries.  During lunch they each ate two.  How many strawberries are left over? Show your work.
   
   
5. The cafeteria started the day with 105 slices of pizza.  After the students ate 90 slices, the remaining slices were divided up evenly between the five parents working in the cafeteria.  How many slices did each parent get? Show your work.

6. Create a two-step word problem and appropriate answer key using two different operations.  Trade with a partner to solve and check.

Answer Key/Rubric

1. 72 golf balls
   
   
2. 30 students on each bus
   
   
3. 60 total pieces
   Acceptable work may include, but is not limited to:
   
   2 + 3 = 5 packs
   5 x 12 = 60 pieces
   
   
4. 64 strawberries left over
   Acceptable work may include, but is not limited to:
   
   18 x 2 = 36 strawberries eaten
   100 – 36 = 64 left over
   
   
5. 3 slices each
   Acceptable work may include, but is not limited to:
   
   105 – 90 = 15
   15 ÷ 5 = 3
   
   
6. Problems will vary.  Students should exchange their problem with a partner and then check the work with their answer key.