Problem Solving
How do you use what you have learned to problem solve?
Goal:
Goal:
OK, superhero! Are you ready to try out your new superhero powers? Follow the problem-solving steps to find out how many pieces of pizza we need. Then use what you know about denominators and fractions to solve a problem on your own.
Word Problem Solving Steps
- Read the problem.
- Look for important information.
- Write a math sentence (or, in this case, a fraction!).
- Choose a way to solve.
- Solve and label your answer.
Read the Problem
Joe will have eight friends come to a pizza party. He needs to cut the pizza into equal pieces for his friends. What will the denominator be for this pizza fraction?
The first step is to read the problem. Then go back and read it again. The more you read the problem, the more you can understand what you need.
Find the Important Information
Joe will have eight friends come to a pizza party. He needs to cut the pizza into equal pieces for his friends. What will the denominator be for this pizza fraction?
Next, you need to look for the important information. The problem has all of the information you need. There are numbers, a key word, and a question. Look for the important information, and write it on your paper. Click the Show Me button to see how you did!
Joe will have eight friends come to a pizza party. He needs to cut the pizza into equal pieces for his friends. What will the denominator be for this pizza fraction?
The important information is the number 8 (eight) and the word “denominator.”
Write a Fraction
Joe will have eight friends come to a pizza party. He needs to cut the pizza into equal pieces for his friends. What will the denominator be for this pizza fraction?
The number 8 and the word “denominator” give you important information. The number 8 is the number of slices that Joe needs to cut the pizza into. Write part of a fraction using the number 8 as the denominator. Click the Show Me button to see how you did!
Choose a Way to Solve
Joe will have eight friends come to a pizza party. He needs to cut the pizza into equal pieces for his friends. What will the denominator be for this pizza fraction?
Let’s draw a picture to help us. Joe needs to cut his pizza so it is in equal parts for his friends. He needs 8 pieces of pizza. Choose the picture that matches the problem.
🤔 Try again! This fraction has a denominator of 4. The pizza would be cut into 4 equal pieces. That is not enough for Joe’s pizza party.
😀 You got it! This fraction has a denominator of 8. The pizza would be cut into 8 equal pieces. That is the correct number of slices that Joe needs for his pizza party.
🤔 Count again. This fraction has a denominator of 2. The pizza would be cut into 2 equal pieces. That is not enough for Joe’s pizza party.
Solve and Label
Joe will have eight friends come to a pizza party. He needs to cut the pizza into equal pieces for his friends. What will the denominator be for this pizza fraction?
The fraction has a denominator of 8. That means there are 8 equal parts, or slices, of pizza. Joe will have enough slices of pizza so that each of his friends can have one piece.
How many equal pieces will Joe have for his pizza fraction?
Joe will have 8 equal pieces for his pizza fraction.
The answer needs to have a label word. The number and word will answer the question in the problem!
Question:
What will the denominator be for this fraction model?
The denominator will be 8.
Try to solve the next problem on your own.
Read and Solve
Ian wants to bring watermelon to Joe’s pizza party. He has to work fast to cut the watermelon into equal parts.
What would the denominator be in the fraction that will help us solve this problem?
The watermelon was cut into 7 equal pieces.
The watermelon was cut into 7 equal pieces.
The watermelon was cut into 7 equal pieces.
You got # out of # correct. Click the Retry button for another attempt.
You got a perfect score. Great job!