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This mathematics word problem involves packing pencils into boxes and cartons. It provides three sub-problems: 1) Jem has 1 carton and 4 boxes, containing a total of 140 pencils. 2) Lee needs 370 pencils and will need 37 boxes, which can fill 3 cartons with 7 boxes left over. 3) Ms. Kato needs 260 pencils (10 each for 26 students). She can buy 26 boxes or 2 cartons with 6 boxes, or 3 cartons with some boxes left over.

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VL Day Rich Task

This mathematics word problem involves packing pencils into boxes and cartons. It provides three sub-problems: 1) Jem has 1 carton and 4 boxes, containing a total of 140 pencils. 2) Lee needs 370 pencils and will need 37 boxes, which can fill 3 cartons with 7 boxes left over. 3) Ms. Kato needs 260 pencils (10 each for 26 students). She can buy 26 boxes or 2 cartons with 6 boxes, or 3 cartons with some boxes left over.

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Illustrative

Mathematics

2.NBT Boxes and Cartons of


Pencils
Alignments to Content Standards: 2.NBT.A.1

Task
Pencils are packed 10 in a box. A classroom carton has 10 boxes.
a. Jem has 1 carton and 4 boxes. How many pencils does Jem have all together?
b. Lee needs to pack 370 pencils.
i. How many boxes does Lee need?
ii. If Lee puts the boxes in cartons, how many cartons can he completely fill?
c. Ms. Kato needs 10 pencils for each of her 26 students.
i. If she can only buy boxes, how many boxes does she need?
ii. She finds out that it is cheaper to buy pencils in cartons. How many cartons
should she buy? How many additional boxes will she need?

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Solution

a. Jem has a total of 140 pencils.


b. To pack 370 pencils,
i. Lee needs 37 boxes.
ii. If he puts the boxes in cartons, he can completely fill 3 cartons and will have 7
boxes left over.
c. Ms. Kato needs 10 pencils for each of her 26 students.
i. If she can only buy boxes, she needs 26 boxes.
ii. She can buy 2 cartons and will need 6 additional boxes. Alternatively, she can
buy 3 cartons, but she will have some boxes left over.

2.NBT Boxes and Cartons of Pencils


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