Decide if each statement is true or false.
Be prepared to explain your reasoning.
Activity 1
Mai and her classmates volunteer to clean up the local park.
They pick up 37 plastic bottles and 25 paper wrappers.
How many pieces of litter did they pick up all together?
Jada, Kiran, and Tyler find the value of .
Jada’s way:
Kiran’s way:
Tyler’s way:
Activity 2
Find the value of .
Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, or words.
If you have time: Think about a math story this expression could represent.
Share your stories with a partner.