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Here is your problem: A musician’s first album sells 234,499 copies the first week it was released. During the second week, another 432,112 albums were sold. The third week, 325,734 copies were sold.

Nicole Corrigan

Math Problem Solving

Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 3rd Grade
Subjects: Math

Student Instructions

1. Read the problem stem with your partner. Discuss what you know about the story of the word problem. 2. Read the problem a second time with your partner. Discuss the kinds of questions you can answer with the information given in the problem. Think of at least three. 3. Read the problem a third time with your partner. Now you will choose which of the questions you came up with you would like to answer. It does not have to be the same problem as your partner. Remember to choose the one that is at the appropriate level of difficulty for you. 4. Draw a math picture to help you solve the problem and find the answer. 5. Take a photo or show your math picture in your Seesaw and explain how you used it to get your answer.

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