Name
POW
Acc - 10
Due Date
Date submitted
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Total points/Grade
In Drew’s class, one-fifth of the boys are absent and two-fifths of the girls are absent. Bert
believes that you multiply, thus two twenty-fifths of the class is absent. Elmo believes that
means that a total of three-fifths of the class is absent. Ernie believes three-tenths of the
class is absent. Kermit can’t figure out how much of the class is absent, but he believes it is
somewhere between one-fifth and two-fifths.
Please attach all scratch work to your final
copy. All work should be on another sheet
of paper. Always write in COMPLETE
sentences!
Analyze each character’s answer to determine if they are correct or not. From this make a
conclusion on which character knows the most math.
PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES
Make an organized list
Make a picture or diagram
Use or look for a pattern
Use or make a table
Brainstorm
Guess and check
Work backwards
Make it simpler
Act out or use objects
“Algebra” may not be used as a strategy.
ALL submitted work must be in your
writing or typed on a computer. You must
be able to explain all work on your POW.
Remember, the main idea behind these
problems is to be able to explain the
process involved in problem solving, not
only to get a “correct answer.”
1. STATEMENT:
In your OWN WORDS restate the problem providing enough details to solve the problem.
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2. PROCEDURE:
a. Solve the problem, then EXPLAIN step by step how you found the solution. Provide DETAILS!!!
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b. Show ALL your work, steps, drawings or tables. Label and organize all work on your final copy.
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c. Name the main strategy that you used to solve this POW. Why?
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d. Name one strategy that would not work to solve this POW. Why?
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3. CONCLUSION: a. What is your answer?
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b. Could there be other CORRECT answers to this same problem?
c. What 6th grade (or higher) math related concept did this POW teach you or reinforce that can be
used for future problems?
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