Module 1 Lesson 16
Solve word problems using decimal operations
Common Core
Standards
5.NBT.7 Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals to hundredths,
using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place
value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between
addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method
and explain the reasoning used.
Learning Targets
• I can solve word problems using
decimal operations
Sprint A
Sprint B
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Knowledge
0.3 ÷ 2 =
Ones
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandth
s
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Knowledge
3 tenths ÷ 2 = __ hundredths ÷ 2 = __ tenths __ hundredths
Ones
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandth
s
Solve using
the standard
algorithm
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Knowledge
0.9 ÷ 5= __
Solve using standard algorithm
Ones
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandth
s
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Knowledge
9 tenths÷ 5 = __ tenths
Ones
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandth
s
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Knowledge
0.58 ÷ 4=
Ones
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandth
s
Activate
Knowledge
58 hundredths ÷ 4 = __ hundredths = __ tenths __ hundredths
Ones
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandth
s
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Knowledge
93 tenths ÷ 6
Solve using standard algorithm
Ones
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandth
s
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Knowledge
Jesse and three friends buy snacks for a
hike. They buy trail mix for $5.42, apples
for $2.55, and granola bars for $3.39. If the
four friends split the cost of the snacks
equally, how much should each friend pay?
Learn
Mr. Frye distributed $126 equally among
his 4 children for their weekly allowance.
How much money did each child
receive?
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Brandon mixed 6.83 lbs. of cashews
with 3.57 lbs. of pistachios. After filling
up 6 bags that were the same size with
the mixture, he had 0.35 lbs. of nuts left.
What was the weight of each bag?
Learn
Learn
Learn
“After filling up 6 bags that were the
same size with the mixture, he had
0.35 lbs. of nuts left.”
How would we represent this part?
Learn
“After filling up 6 bags that were the
same size with the mixture, he had
0.35 lbs. of nuts left.”
How would we represent this part?
Learn
6 units + 0.35 = 10.4
1 unit = (10.4-0.35)÷6
1 unit =1.675 lbs
Each bag contained 1.675 lbs of
nuts
Practice
Review
In question 3, how did you represent the information
using the tape diagram?
How did the tape diagram in 1(a) help you solve 1(b)?