Headline Story
Multiplication and Division, #8
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Introduction
Share the Headline Story with students. Encourage them to think about what can be concluded from the information in the story.
Headline Story
Simon has 3 times as any marbles as Laura. Teresa has 10 more marbles than Laura. Jaime has the same number of marbles as Simon and Teresa have together.
Possible student responses
- Jaime has the most marbles.
- Laura has the fewest marbles.
- You can make a table to record some possible numbers of marbles:
| Laura | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Simon | 15 | 6 | 30 | 24 |
| Teresa | 15 | 12 | 20 | 18 |
| Jaime | 30 | 18 | 50 | 42 |
| Total | 65 | 38 | 110 | 92 |
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