T4T Gr 4 C2 task- Soccer Complex

Created Jan. 24, 2024 by Drew Polly

This task is from Tools for NC Teachers. Students explore a task that includes multiplication and multi-step situations. This is remixable.

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Two local soccer teams, the Kennedy Krushers and the Foster Fanatics, will be playing a game against each other at a nearby soccer

complex. The soccer complex can seat 175 fans. The Kennedy Krushers have 12 players. The Foster Fanatics have 11 players.

Part 1: Each player on the Kennedy Krushers has 4 fans in the stand watching the game. How many fans in the stand are cheering for the Kennedy Krushers?

Part 2: Each player on the Foster Fanatics has 5 fans in the stand watching the game. How many fans in the stand are cheering for the Foster Fanatics?

Part 3: About how many empty seats are there at the soccer complex? Write a sentence to explaining how you know.