Can you problem solve using what you’ve learned about creating shapes?
Goal:
Goal:
Practice!
Goal: Apply what you have learned about
creating shapes to solve word problems.
Can you solve this word problem about area? Use these
problem-solve steps to answer each question below.
Madelyn needs a space for her boa constrictor to move around.
She wants to map out a rectangle in her room with an area of
28 square units. One side of the rectangle will have a length
of 4 unit squares. Use graph paper to map out this rectangle.
Word Problem Solving Steps
Read the problem.
Look for important information.
Graph the shape.
Check your answer.
Read the Problem
Read the word problem once more to understand what is
being asked.
Madelyn needs a space for her boa constrictor to move
around. She wants to map out a rectangle in her room
with an area of 28 square units. One side of the
rectangle will have a length of 4 unit squares. Use
graph paper to map out this rectangle.
Look for important information.
Here is the information we need to know:
We need to make a rectangle on graph paper.
The rectangle will have an area of 28
units\({\Large^2}\)
One side of the rectangle will be 4 unit squares long.
Graph the shape.
Use the important information to create Madelyn's
rectangle. Look at the image below for some extra help!
After you draw your rectangle, click the Show Me
button to check your work.
Check your answer.
Now let’s check our answer! This rectangle has 7 rows
with 4 unit squares in each row. Can you find the area
using repeated addition or skip-counting?
If you used repeated addition, your addition sentence
may look like this:
Great job! This rectangle has a length of 4 unit squares
and an area of 28 units\({\Large^2}\) . Now Madelyn can
map out a space in her room for her boa constrictor!