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
a.   Take 60 seconds to list as many multiples of 2 as you can.
b.   What do you notice about the values in that list? What do you wonder?
c.   Is 3,498 a multiple of 2? How do you know?
Problem 2
a.   Make a list of the first fifteen multiples of 3.
b.   Which of the numbers in your list are multiples of 6? What pattern do you see in where the multiples of 6 appear in the list?
c.   Which numbers in the list are multiples of 7? Can you predict when multiples of 7 will appear in the list of multiples of 3? Explain your reasoning.


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