* Select one of the math problems below to solve.
** Use the printable planning sheet to fill in each part of the process for solving the problem.
*** The suggested strategy to solve the problem is given for each problem below.
 

• Four holes are drilled in a straight line in a rectangular steel plate. The distance between hole 1 and hole 4 is 35 mm. The distance between hole 2 and hole 3 is twice the distance between hole 1 and hole 2. The distance between hole 3 and hole 4 is the same as the distance between hole 2 and hole 3. What is the distance, in millimeters, between the center of hole 1 and the center of hole 3? (MAKE A MODEL)

• There are fifteen people in a room and each person shakes every other person's hand exactly one time. How many handshakes will there be? (MAKE A MODEL)

• Lizzie has a total of $82.00, consisting of an equal number of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. How many coins does she have in all? (GUESS AND CHECK)

• Customers at a yogurt shop may select one of three flavors of yogurt. They may choose one of four toppings. How many one-flavor, one topping combinations are possible? (MAKE A TABLE, CHART, OR LIST)

• Laura was given an ant farm by her grandparents for her 13^th birthday. The farm could hold a total of 100,000 ants. Laura's farm had 1,500 ants when it was given to her. If the number of ants in the farm on the day after her birthday was 3,000 and the number of ants the day after that was 6,000, in how many days will the farm be full? (LOOK FOR A PATTERN)

• Kevin has $4.05 in dimes and quarters. If she has 5 more quarters than dimes, how many of each does she have? (GUESS AND CHECK)

• What is the largest two-digit number that is divisible by 3 whose digits differ by 2? (ELIMINATE WRONG ANSWERS)

• How long would one million dollar bills be, laid out end to end? (COMPUTE OR SIMPLIFY)