T4T Gr 3 C1 C4 Task- Party Planning
This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It is intended to be used in Clusters 1 or 4.
Task
Part A: The Smith family is hosting a dinner party. They set up 6 tables, and each table has 8 seats. How many guests could there be?
Draw a picture representation of the table setup.
Write an equation to represent the problem.
Explain your strategy in words.
Part B: Each guest needs a salad fork and a dinner fork. How many forks will the Smith family dinner party need altogether?
Write an equation to represent the problem.
Explain your strategy in words.
Part C: The Jones family is having a dinner party next week. They will have 56 guests. They are also using the tables that have 8 seats. How many tables will they need?
Draw a picture representation of the table setup.
Write an equation to represent the problem.
Explain your strategy in words.
Part D: Each guest at the Jones party will also need a salad fork and a dinner fork. How many forks will the Jones family dinner party need altogether?
Write an equation to represent the problem.
Explain your strategy in words.