options: 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).)

Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations. For example, observe that 4 times a number is always even, and explain why 4 times a number can be decomposed into two equal addends.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Rudy is waiting patiently for his new hens to lay some eggs.
a.   On Monday he went to the henhouse to check their nests. He has 12 hens in the house, and each hen had laid 0 eggs. How many eggs did Rudy have in total? Write an equation to represent the situation.
b.   On Tuesday when he went to the henhouse, he discovered that each of his 12 hens had laid 1 egg! How many eggs does he have now? Write an equation to represent the situation.
Problem 2
Solve.
a.
$$4\times 1 = $$
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b.   _____
$$= 1\times 7$$
c.
$$5\ \times$$
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$$=5$$
d.
$$6\div 6 = $$
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e.   _____
$$=9\div1$$
Problem 3
Solve.
a.
$$2\times 0 = a$$
b.
$$b = 0\times 3$$
c.
$$7\times c = 0$$
d.
$$0\div 8 = d$$


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