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
Veronica is making a poster for science class.
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What is the total area, in square feet, of the poster?
Problem 2
Setsuko is redoing a room and wants to put wallpaper on a wall that has a window. The wall with the window, shaded, are shown in the diagram below.
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How many square feet of wallpaper will Setsuko use on the wall?


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