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  • Handouts for Multiplication and Unit Rate Word Problems

    Handouts for Multiplication and Unit Rate Word Problems

    Here are excerpts from two handouts I use to help students understand how to write multiplication and rate word problems as math expressions. The image, below at top, shows a problem from the first handout I present. The students draw a single group represented by the rate expression (for elementary school word problems the term…

  • Comparison Shopping – Real Life Example

    Comparison Shopping – Real Life Example

    Saw the following price tags, shown in the two photos, at an office supply store. $4 for 4 batteries or $9 for 8 batteries. To compare we can double the smaller pack to see that 2 packs would cost $8 for 8 batteries for a better deal. Another method is to use unit rates. Rates…