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This page shows questions in the Math 3 Modeling public release module at MSDE. 3rd Grade Math
"Math 3 Modeling"

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This is a question with 3 parts, including a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.

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John played four games. The number of points he scored in each game is written as follows.

  • First Game: 1 ten + 15 ones
  • Second Game: 2 tens + 1 one
  • Third Game: 5 tens + 9 ones
  • Fourth Game: 3 tens + 5 ones

Part A

Did John score more points in the first game or the second game? Explain your answer.

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Part B

How many more total points did John score in the third and fourth games than in the first and second games? Show your work.

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Part C

John played a fifth game and scored 61 points. Write the number of points John scored in the fifth game in expanded form. Give the value of the digit 6 and the digit 1.

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Pre-recorded audio

A teacher has two sheets of stickers. One sheet has 8 rows with 6 stickers in each row. The other sheet has 9 rows with 7 stickers in each row.

  • Explain how the rows and columns can be used to model the total number of stickers on the two sheets.
  • Write an equation that can be used to model the total number of stickers on the two sheets.
  • What is the total number of stickers on the two sheets?

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