You know how to follow multi-step instructions. Now try some tricky twists!
Tip: Every step uses the answer from the step before it. Double means "add the number to itself." Triple means "add the number three times."
🖼️ A friendly robot building a tower one block at a time — each block stacks on the one below it
Directions: These problems take multi-step thinking further. Show all your work!
1. Write your OWN instruction that makes exactly 200. Your instruction must use the word "double" and at least one more step.
My instruction: _____________________________________________________________
Prove it works — show every step:
2. Liam says "Double 55 then add 8" and "Add 8 then double 55" give the same answer. Is he right? Prove it by computing both.
Way 1 — Double 55 then add 8:
Way 2 — Add 8 to 55 then double the result:
Same or different? Explain: ___________________________________________________
3. Olivia wrote a three-step instruction: "Start with 40, double it, then subtract 12." What is the final answer? Then write your OWN three-step instruction that gives the SAME final answer.
Olivia's answer: _________
My instruction: _____________________________________________________________
Prove mine works:
Bonus Challenge: Can you write an instruction using "double" where the answer is exactly 100? How many different ways can you find? List as many as you can!
Directions: These problems take multi-step thinking further. Show all your work!
1. Write your OWN instruction that makes exactly 200. Your instruction must use the word "double" and at least one more step.
My instruction: _____________________________________________________________
Prove it works — show every step:
2. Emma says "Double 55 then add 8" and "Add 8 then double 55" give the same answer. Is she right? Prove it by computing both.
Way 1 — Double 55 then add 8:
Way 2 — Add 8 to 55 then double the result:
Same or different? Explain: ___________________________________________________
3. Olivia wrote a three-step instruction: "Start with 40, double it, then subtract 12." What is the final answer? Then write your OWN three-step instruction that gives the SAME final answer.
Olivia's answer: _________
My instruction: _____________________________________________________________
Prove mine works:
Bonus Challenge: Can you write an instruction using "double" where the answer is exactly 100? How many different ways can you find? List as many as you can!
Directions: These problems take multi-step thinking further. Show all your work!
1. Write your OWN instruction that makes exactly 200. Your instruction must use the word "double" and at least one more step.
My instruction: _____________________________________________________________
Prove it works — show every step:
2. Liam says "Double 55 then add 8" and "Add 8 then double 55" give the same answer. Is he right? Prove it by computing both.
Way 1 — Double 55 then add 8:
Way 2 — Add 8 to 55 then double the result:
Same or different? Explain: ___________________________________________________
3. Emma wrote a three-step instruction: "Start with 40, double it, then subtract 12." What is the final answer? Then write your OWN three-step instruction that gives the SAME final answer.
Emma's answer: _________
My instruction: _____________________________________________________________
Prove mine works:
Bonus Challenge: Can you write an instruction using "double" where the answer is exactly 100? How many different ways can you find? List as many as you can!