Thursday, September 8, 2011

More Problem Solving (optional activites) for the week of September 12th

Problem #1

Show your work. Explain with pictures, words, or numbers. Faye has 2 nickels and 15 pennies. Her brother has lots of nickels and dimes. Faye trades equal value for different coins. What could she have traded? She trades once more with her mother. What do you think she has
now?

Problem #2

Show your work. Explain with pictures, words, or numbers. This morning you got out your
socks and sneakers. You had a pair of blue sneakers and a pair of black sneakers. You had a pair of red socks and a pair of green socks. What different ways could you have worn them?