MATH CURSE

By Miss Lambert’s Fourth Grade Class

On Monday ~

Mrs. Fibonacci said, “You know, you can think of almost everything as a Math problem.”

I began to see Math problems everywhere!

The problems started when I The problems started when I woke up. woke up.

Will I get to school on time?Will I get to school on time?

►This morning I got up at This morning I got up at 7:00 am. It takes me 5 7:00 am. It takes me 5 minutes to take a shower. minutes to take a shower. Two minutes to get Two minutes to get dressed. Ten minutes to eat dressed. Ten minutes to eat breakfast. School starts at breakfast. School starts at 8:15. Will I be on time?8:15. Will I be on time?

AnswerAnswerWill I get to school on time?Will I get to school on time?

►7:00 Get up.7:00 Get up.►7:05 5 min. to get dressed.7:05 5 min. to get dressed.►7:07 2 minutes to shower.7:07 2 minutes to shower.►7:17 10 minutes to eat breakfast.7:17 10 minutes to eat breakfast.► I will get to school on time with 43 I will get to school on time with 43

extra minutes.extra minutes.

Getting Dressed

I have 10 sweater vests but 2 don’t fit me. My mom bought me 4 more sweater vests. How many do I have now?

Answer

10-2+4=12

I have 12 vests now.

What to wear?What to wear?

I have 5 brown shirts, 10 I have 5 brown shirts, 10 blue shirts, 15 red shirts, blue shirts, 15 red shirts, 1 purple shirt, 3 pink 1 purple shirt, 3 pink shirts and 2 green ones, shirts and 2 green ones, How many do I have all How many do I have all together?together?

AnswerAnswer

36 shirts36 shirts

If I combine each vest If I combine each vest with a shirt how many with a shirt how many different combinations different combinations of sweaters and vests of sweaters and vests

can I make?can I make?

TheThe ClassClass RoomRoom

Today our class paired up in groups Today our class paired up in groups of twos. to partner read. There are of twos. to partner read. There are 27 kids in the classroom. How many27 kids in the classroom. How many pairs are there?pairs are there?

AnswerThe Classroom

There are 13 pairs and one student without a partner.

27/2 = 13 R1

The problem was that I was the

student without a partner!

An Art Story ProblemAn Art Story Problem

1.1. Hailey had 32 crayons.Hailey had 32 crayons.

2.2. Odalis had 18 crayons.Odalis had 18 crayons.

3.3. Hailey gave her 20 crayons.Hailey gave her 20 crayons.

4.4. How many does Odalis have now.How many does Odalis have now.

Math answerMath answer

Odalis now has 38 crayons.Odalis now has 38 crayons.

Question ~ How many Question ~ How many crayons crayons does it take to do an does it take to do an art project?art project?

Briana had twenty-four flowers. She gave Pauline some of them. She had eleven left. How many did she give Pauline?

Answer :

13. She gave Pauline 13 flowers. 24 - = 11

Lunch

We ordered two boxes of pizza . One box of pizza costs $9.50. We also ordered two liters of soda. They cost $1.25 each. How much did it cost in all?

Answer: Lunch

$9.50+ $9.50 + $1.25 + $1.25 = $21.50

If I pay for it with a ten and a twenty dollar bills how much change would I get back?

$10 + $20 - $21.50 = $8.50

Problem

Jason has 37 cars. I have 25 cars. How many more does Jason have?

Answer:

12. 12+25=37

After school activityAfter school activityFootballFootball

• Zach has 29 football games. He Zach has 29 football games. He missed 12 football games. How missed 12 football games. How many games did he play? many games did he play?

1717

A Story ProblemA Story Problem

Zach had 10 Zach had 10 footballs. He put 5 footballs. He put 5 in his moms trunk, in his moms trunk, and they used 1 to and they used 1 to play. How many play. How many footballs are left?footballs are left?

44

Problem

• Kim has 20 gum balls. She gave 6 of them to Hailey and she gave some of them to Shyann. She has 6 left. How many did she give to Shyann?

Answer

She gave Shyann 8 gum balls.

SubtractionSubtraction

We got $300 dollars to shop for We got $300 dollars to shop for what ever we want, We bought what ever we want, We bought clothes and spent $30 dollars, clothes and spent $30 dollars, We bought shoes and spent We bought shoes and spent $20 dollars, We ate some food $20 dollars, We ate some food and spent $14 dollars, How and spent $14 dollars, How much money do we have left?much money do we have left?

AnswerAnswer$236$236

PROBLEMI had $300 dollars in the bank. I let

my brother borrow $100 dollars. I had $200 dollars left. My mom needed $165 dollars.

How much do I have left?

ANSWER

$300-$100 = $200 $200-$165 = $35

PROBLEM

I have $10. My mother gave me $5. I spent $3 on ice cream. Then I had $12. I wanted to buy a video game. If the game costs $29 dollars how much do I need?

ANSWER

$10 + $5 - $3 = $12 $12 + $17 = $29

My dad runs a car shop. He had 56 cars. He sold 19. Then some new cars came in so he had 65 cars. How many new cars came in that day?

My Dad’s Cars

Answer

56 – 19 + n = 65

He had 28 new cars come in.

I’ve broken the Math Curse.I can solve any problem.

Today my Science teacher, Mr. Newton said, “You know, you can think of almost everything as a Science experiment.”

Oh, no, Here we go again!