Unit 8 - Lesson 8 - Grade 5:Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 5 Unit 8
Lesson 8: Filling up the World's Largest Wagon
CC BY 2021 Illustrative MathematicsĀ®
Grade 5 Unit 8
Lesson 8: Filling up the World's Largest Wagon
CC BY 2021 Illustrative MathematicsĀ®
Lesson: Filling up the World's Largest Wagon

Notice and Wonder: Toy Boxes (Warm Up)

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What do you notice?

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What do you wonder?

Sand Wagon

The Radio Flyer wagon is 27 feet long, 13 feet wide, and 2 feet deep.
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A 150-pound bag of sand will fill about 9 cubic feet. How many bags of sand will it take to fill the wagon with sand?

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A 150-pound bag of sand costs about $12. About how much will it cost to fill the wagon with sand? Explain or show your reasoning.

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How many pounds of sand does the Radio Flyer hold when it is full? Explain or show your reasoning.

More Boxes

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The Radio Flyer wagon is 27 feet long 13 feet wide and 2 feet deep.

The wagon is being used to deliver 4,000 boxes that each have the side lengths 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. How many trips will the wagon have to make? Explain or show your reasoning.

Cool Down: Multiplication and Division
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How did you use multiplication and division to solve problems about volume?