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Create a Math Problem

Grades
 4-8

Subjects
 Math, Information Technology/Technology Studies

Resources
 Pages from any historic catalogue on this site (suggested links below)

Description
 By consulting the historic catalogues on this site (suggested links below), students create math problems for classmates to do. Provide students with one or two examples. Students can exchange problems or do them as a class.

Examples:

  1. You need to buy shoes for three children and have $22.50 to spend.
    • Which shoes do you buy?
       
  2. You have $10 to spend on Christmas gifts. Your family needs to purchase items for mother, father, 5-year-old son, and 10-year-old daughter.
    • What do you buy?
       
  3. You want to replace the shingles on your roof. Your roof is 15 yd x 4 yd on each of two sides.
    • How many shingles do you need?
    • What will it cost?
    • How much will the most expensive shingles cost?
    • The least expensive?
    • What if you just need to patch a small area of 2 yd x 2 yd?

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