Helping Grandmother
Jackson's grandmother is moving to a new house. Grandmother has eighty-seven boxes for Jackson to put in the truck! Jackson puts thirty-one boxes in the truck before breakfast. Jackson puts thirty-six boxes in the truck before lunch. Jackson puts fourteen boxes in the truck before dinner. How many boxes are left for Jackson to put in the truck after dinner? Show all your mathematical thinking.
More Accessible Version
Jackson's grandmother is moving to a new house. Grandmother has sixty-eight boxes for Jackson to put in the truck! Jackson puts twenty-one boxes in the truck before breakfast. Jackson puts twenty-six boxes in the truck before lunch. Jackson puts fourteen boxes in the truck before dinner. How many boxes are left for Jackson to put in the truck after dinner? Show all your mathematical thinking.
More Challenging Version
Jackson's grandmother is moving to a new house. Grandmother has one hundred twenty boxes for Jackson to put in the truck! Jackson puts thirty-two boxes in the truck before breakfast. Jackson puts fifty-one boxes in the truck before lunch. Jackson puts thirty-one boxes in the truck before dinner. How many boxes are left for Jackson to put in the truck after dinner? Show all your mathematical thinking.
Plan
Underlying Mathematical Concepts
Possible Problem-Solving Strategies
Formal Mathematical Language and Symbolic Notation
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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.