standard_description: Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding. (This standard is limited to problems posed with whole numbers and having whole number answers; students should know how to perform operations in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order (Order of Operations).)
problem_activity: Problem 1
Mrs. Fowler knew that the perimeter of the soccer field was
$${{1\over6}}$$
mile. She walked
$$2{{{1\over6}}}$$
miles in total. How many times did she walk around the field? Show or explain your work.
Problem 2
Convert the following mixed numbers to fractions greater than 1. Show or explain your work.
a.
$${3{1\over2}}$$
b.
$${4{1\over4}}$$
c.
$${5{3\over5}}$$
Problem 3
Ben wrote the mixed number
$$7\frac{1}{3}$$
as a fraction. Here is his work:
| $$7\frac{1}{3}= 7 + \frac{1}{3}$$ | (Step 1) |
|-----------------------------------|----------|
|   $$=\frac{7}{1}+\frac{1}{3}$$    | (Step 2) |
|   $$=\frac{21}{3}+\frac{1}{3}$$   | (Step 3) |
|         $${={22\over3}}$$         | (Step 4) |
Explain what Ben did in each step.


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