Reteach and Skills Practice Workbook

7-5
Name
Problem-Solving Strategies
• Draw a picture
• Look for a pattern
Skills Practice
Problem-Solving Investigation
• Make a table
• Work backward
Date
Use any strategy shown above to solve. Tell what strategy
you used.
4MR1.0, 4NS3.0
Chapter Resources
1. Fred is buying soda and snacks for a school event. He has to walk
to the store and can only carry a limited amount at one time. He
walked to the store 4 times. The first time he brought back 10
items, the second time 32, the third time 12, and the last time 15.
How many items did he purchase?
2. Joe is building a storage shed. He needs 200 nails for each one of
the 4 sides, 500 nails for the roof, 100 nails for the door, and 200
nails for the steps. How many nails will he need in all?
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3. Andy is creating a design using colored shapes. He is starting
with a triangle and ending with another triangle. In between the
triangles, he has a circle to the left of a square. What does the
design look like?
4. Gary rakes leaves. The first day, he fills 6 bags. The second day, he
fills 8 bags. The third day, he fills 10 bags of leaves. If this pattern
continues, how many bags will he fill on the fourth day?
5. Sherri now has 25 pairs of earrings. Last week she was given 2 pairs
for her birthday. Just yesterday, her older sister gave her 2 sets of
earrings. How many sets of earrings did she have originally?
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