Today, I will solve comparing word problems with unknowns in any
Vocabulary Compare Smaller Unknown: “Fewer” version of the word problem. Compare Smaller Unknown: “More” version of the word problem.
Steps 1. Listen carefully to the numbers in the word problem. 2. Use the numbers to write an equation using a symbol or letter to represent the unknown. 3. Solve for the unknown.
Compare Difference Unknown: “How many more?” version of the word problem. Compare Difference Unknown: “How many fewer?” version of the word problem.
*MP6: How do you know your answers are correct/reasonable?
Recap today’s lesson with one or more of the following MP questions: MP2: What math symbol did you use today? MP6: How did you know your answers were correct? MP7: What steps helped you solve the problems?