Proulem-solving Vecision: Reasonable Answers
Problem for English class. Jennifer needs to read a series of
books. She decides to read 15 pages each day. She multiplied
by 14 to find how many pages she will read in 2 weeks
1. What was Jennifer trying to find by multiplying 15 x 147
15
X 14
60
15
75
2. Did Jennifer use the correct information and the correct
operation? Explain.
3. Is the answer reasonable? Why or why not? If not, give the
correct answer
Problem The teacher assigned the class to read 25 pages a
week. Marcus multiplied to find the number of pages the students
will read in a year
25 X 12 - 300 pages
4. Did Marcus use the correct information and the correct
operation? Explain.
5. Is the answer reasonable? Why or why not? If not, give the
correct answer.