1. Justine brought 294 oranges to sell at the
farmers’ market. She placed 6 oranges in
each basket. How many baskets of oranges
did Justine have?
Trish Donaldson (Voyager Public Chater School, Honolulu, HI) asked “We were
wondering a supportive way to solve this model drawing problem. We
understand the conceptual model, but were wondering an effective way of
showing the problem pictorially.”
6 6 6 6 6
Alternatively, pose a simpler problem.
How many 6’s are there in 294? 294
What if Justine brought 12 oranges?
18 oranges? 24? 30?
The alternate way does not require the Students may then generalize and
use of a model but helps students choose the correct operation to solve
visualize through a simpler situation. the original problem.