Problems based on
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
by D.B. Johnson
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Primary Grades:
- How much money did Henry’s friend earn in all?
- How much money did Henry’s friend have left after he bought
his train ticket to Fitchburg?
- How much would it cost Henry’s friend to take a round trip
to Fitchburg?
Elementary/Middle Grades:
- What was the cost per mile for Henry’s friend’s trip
to Fitchburg?
- Write each amount of money earned as a decimal and as a fraction
in simplest form.
- Construct a stem and leaf plot for Henry’s friend’s
earnings.
- Use the data from question #3 to find the range, the mean, the median,
and the mode.
- Graph the data from question #3 into a bar graph, a line graph,
and a pie graph.
- Find as many flips, slides, and turns on each page as possible.
Identify them by drawing and labeling each.
- Identify as many lines of symmetry on each page as possible. Draw
and label your findings.
- How many round trips to Fitchburg could Henry’s friend take
if he earned $5.00? $10.00? $50.00? $150.00? You may use a chart or
a drawing to show your work. Describe any pattern you noticed. Write
a rule that can help you solve for any amount of money earned. Explain
how you know you are correct.
by Sharon, MaryBeth and Elena
- A train ticket costs $0.90 to get to Fitchburg. Using a combination
of at least one quarter, one dime, one nickel, and one penny, describe
three ways to purchase your train ticket.
- A train ticket costs $0.90 to get to Fitchburg. Using a combination
of at least one quarter, one dime, one nickel, and one penny, try
to find a way to use the least amount of coins possible to purchase
your train ticket.
- Calculate the time it took Henry's friend to earn $0.40. Clue: Look
at his watch on the first few pages.
by Christine
Find at least two examples of symmetry on the page where Henry
is waving good-bye to his friend. Explain how your examples are symmetrical.
by Colleen
1. By the time Henry climbed a tree in the story, what part of
his trip had he already walked to Fitchburg? Write your answer as a
fraction in lowest terms.
Answer: 30-18=12 12/30 = 2/5
2.When the friend got paid 20 cents for carrying flour from the
mill, how many different combinations of coins could he have been paid
with?
Answer: 8 ways
20 pennies
15 pennies, 1 nickel
10 pennies, 2 nickels
10 pennies, 1 dime
5 pennies, 3 nickels
5 pennies, 1 dime, 1 nickel
2 dimes
4 nickels
3. How many cents per mile does the train ticket cost?
Answer: 90 cents for 30 miles, or 3 cents per mile
by Kelly and Virginia
- Compare/contrast the methods of travel and explain which you would
choose? Why?
- Estimate the average distance Henry traveled per stop?
by Mary and Jeff
3rd grade word problems
- Henry’s friend did many jobs to earn money for the train ticket
to Fitchburg. Did he have any money left over after buying the ticket?
Use pictures, numbers, and/or words to show how you got your answer.
- Make a bar graph titled “Job Earnings”. Label the graph
with the name of the job and the amount of money he earned. Make bars
to show the data.
- Which job/jobs earned him the most money?
- Which job/jobs earned him the least money?
- Write a number sentence that shows how much more money Henry’s
friend earned doing the best paying job from what he earned doing
than the lowest paying job.
- Show another way you could graph or plot the job data.
- Draw the combination of coins that Henry’s friend may have
had in his pocket when he went to buy the ticket. Remember to pay
attention to the coins he was paid after each job.
- Make a time line showing Henry’s friend’s activities
from the morning until the evening. (Note the times on his watch.)
by Barbara
[This question refers to the page where Henry's friend is carrying
five bags of flour in the wheelbarrow.]
If one half bag of flour can make either one pie or six pastries,
how many pies and/or pastries can be made from 5 bags?
by Scott (guest)
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