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SG 6, CASC.
CFS2:  Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve one- and two-step problems taken from story situations and contexts familiar to students.

Materials:  pencils, paper

Activity:  have students work in pairs to solve story problems

Answers to Math Challenges:

  1. $100
  2. added cost of named slaves, subtraced total from $500
  3. $180
  4. Sandra, Sam, Sue, Jeb, Joe
  5. 20
  6. 29
  7. 40 minutes (2 miles wide; 30 minutes to cross a plantation)
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