Andre is building a tower out of different foam blocks. These blocks come in three different thicknesses: foot, foot, and foot.
Andre stacks two -foot blocks, two -foot blocks, and two -foot blocks to create a tower. What is the height of the tower in feet? Explain or show how you know.
Diego says he has exactly 3 coins whose thickness adds up to centimeters (cm). What coins does Diego have? Explain or show your reasoning.
coin
thickness (cm)
1 centavo
10 centavos
1 peso
2 pesos
5 pesos
20 pesos
Problem 5
Exploration
Student Task Statement
A chocolate cake recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. You gather your measuring cups and notice you have the following sizes: cup, cup, cup, and cup.
What are the different ways you could use all 4 measuring cups to measure 2 cups of flour?
What are other ways you could use just some of the 4 measuring cups to measure exactly 2 cups of flour?
Problem 6
Exploration
Student Task Statement
A dime is worth of a dollar and a penny is worth of a dollar.
What are different combinations of dimes and pennies that represent of a dollar? Use equations to show your reasoning.
A nickel is worth of a dollar. What are some different combinations of dimes, nickels, and pennies that represent of a dollar? Use equations to show your reasoning.