Math Sentences That Tell a Story: Order of Ideas

Read about math word problems, then put its ideas in the order the passage gives them.

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Word problems are math sentences that tell a story.

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Find what matters in the words.

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Slow down. The first answer that pops up isn't always the right one.

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Word problems are math sentences that tell a story. They use real-life situations to help us practice addition or subtraction. For example, if you have 5 apples and your friend gives you 3 more, you can ask, 'How many apples do I have now?

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' To solve it, you add 5 and 3 together to find the answer, which is 8 apples. Word problems help us see how math is used in everyday life!

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Which of these ideas comes first in the passage?

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Question 2

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What comes right after this sentence: “They use real-life situations to help us practice addition or subtraction.”

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