Real-World Problem Solving Math and Science Fa ast , Number and Operations Fa ar ? About the Cover How far do you think a kangaroo can jump? Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior permission of the publisher. Send all inquiries to: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 8787 Orion Place Columbus, OH 43240-4027 ISBN: 978-0-02-106211-9 MHID: 0-02-106211-0 Printed in the United States of America. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 109 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 Real-World Problem Solving Listen as your teacher reads each problem. Then answer it. 1. Look at the bar graph on page 3. If the lion ran ten miles an hour faster, would it be faster than a car on the highway? Explain how you know. 2. Look at page 5. About how far can a mouse jump? a kangaroo? How far can they jump altogether? 3. Look at the bar graph on page 7. Which two animals swim at the same speed? How do you know? 4. Look at page 8. Suppose each child runs at the same speed. Draw a picture graph to show who finishes first, second, third, and fourth. Write a math word problem using information from your graph. Number and Operations Fast , Far ? Some animals run fast. A cheetah needs to drink only once every three or four days. 2 Animal Fast Animals Cheetah House cat Lion 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Speed of car in school zone Speed of car on highway Speed (miles in one hour) 3 Some animals jump far. 4 Animals that Jump Far Distance Jumped (ft) Height of average 5 adult 0 Mouse Kangaroo Frog Animal 5 Some animals swim fast. 6 Animal Animals that Swim Fast Sea otter Penguin Blue whale 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Speed (miles in one hour) 7 How fast can you run? How far can you jump? How fast can you swim? Try it. 8 GR D • Benchmark 6 • Lexile 210 Healthful Snacks Math and Scienc