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Problem Solving

How do you use what you have learned to problem solve?

Goal:

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Practice!

Goal: Apply what you have learned about skip counting to solve a word problem.

Read this problem. Then skip count on the number line to find the answer. Click below to see how!

The fifth page of Daniel’s book has 8 groups of 3 crayons. How many crayons are on the page?

8 groups of 3 crayons number line from 0-30

Use a Number Line

8 groups of 3 crayons

number line from 0-30

There are 8 groups of 3 crayons. We have a number line that skip counts by 3s. How many jumps do we need to make? Click Show Me to see!


number line from 0-30 with 8 jumps of 3

We need 8 jumps!

Write a Multiplication Sentence

number line from 0-30 with 8 jumps of 3

___ \({ \times }\) ___ = ?

Use the number line to write the multiplication sentence. The first factor is the number of jumps. The second factor is the number each jump skip counts. Click Show Me to see!


8 \({ \times }\) 3 = ?

Find the Answer

number line from 0-30 with 8 jumps of 3

8 \({ \times }\) 3 = ?

Find the answer on the number line. Look for where the last jump landed! Click Show Me to see!


number line from 0-30 with 8 jumps of 3

8 \({ \times }\) 3 = 24

There are 24 crayons on the fifth page of Daniel’s book!


Try to skip count and solve the next problem on your own!

Read and Solve

Skip count on your own to find the answer.

The sixth page of Daniel’s book has 9 groups of 5 robots. How many robots are on the page?

9 groups of 5 robots number line from 0-50
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