Slide 1 - Parcc math example

• 4th Grade beads problem

Slide 2 - Part a

• Ms. Morales has a bag of beads.
• She gives Elena 5 beads.
• She gives Damian 8 more beads than Elena
• She gives Trish 4 times as many beads as Damian
• Ms. Morales then has 10 beads left in the bag.
• How many beads did Damian and Trish each receive? Show or explain how you arrived at each answer.

Slide 3 - workspace

Slide 4 - Part a

• Ms. Morales has a bag of beads.
• She gives Elena 5 beads.
• She gives Damian 8 more beads than Elena
• She gives Trish 4 times as many beads as Damian
• Ms. Morales then has 10 beads left in the bag.
• How many beads did Damian and Trish each receive? Show or explain how you arrived at each answer.

Slide 5 - How many beads did Damian and Trish each receive? Show or explain how you arrived at each answer.

• The details in the story problem tell me that Damian has 8 more than Elena. It also says that Elena has 5 beads.
• 5 + 8 = 13. So, Damian has 13 beads. The details in the story problem say that Trish has 4 times as many beads as Damian. Damian has 13 beads. 13 x 4 = 52 . So, Trish has 52 beads.

Slide 6 - Part b

• How many beads were in Ms. Morales’ bag before any beads were given to students?

Slide 7 - Part a

• Ms. Morales has a bag of beads.
• She gives Elena 5 beads.
• She gives Damian 8 more beads than Elena
• She gives Trish 4 times as many beads as Damian
• Ms. Morales then has 10 beads left in the bag.
• How many beads did Damian and Trish each receive? Show or explain how you arrived at each answer.

Slide 8 - workspace

Slide 9 - Part b

• How many beads were in Ms. Morales’ bag before any beads were given to students?