4.OA.A.3
Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
Summative Assessment Task
Students determine how many boxes of tile Mrs. Garcia needs to put a tile border along one side of her kitchen wall.
Instructional Tasks/Formative Assessments
Students determine how many packages of twelve crayon boxes the class needs for a year.
Students determine how many loads of bricks Carlos needs to buy to repair a brick sidewalk.
Students determine how much money the class needs to earn to go on a field trip to the aquarium.
Students determine how much Sheryl will pay for two shirt and a jacket at a clothing store sale.
Students determine how many cookies Mrs. Ruben bakes for her class of 24 students.
Students determine how many oranges Marcus mails to his cousins, and how many oranges each cousin eats.
Given a cost per pair of skateboard wheels, students determine how much money is needed to buy 846 skateboard wheels.