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12.03 Story problems with positive coordinates

Lesson

Are you ready?

Let's review how to use a coordinate plane to describe a position.

Here is a coordinate plane.

  1. What object has coordinates $\left(6,2\right)$(6,2)?

    Dog

    A

    Apple

    B

    Star

    C

    Bike

    D
  2. Write the coordinates of the rabbit.

    $\left(\editable{},\editable{}\right)$(,)

 

Learn

Let's see how to interpret coordinate grid references to locate an object on a map, and also how to write coordinate grid references to describe a position. We look at a map of Tokyo, a city in Asia.

Apply

Question

What are the grid coordinates for Windrip?

  1. D4

    A

    B6

    B

    G2

    C

 

Remember!

The coordinate grid reference tells us how to find things on a map, or how to describe a location on a map. We always start with the letter, then the number. The scale on a map tells us how far something is in real life, and can be different on different maps.

Outcomes

MA.5.GR.4.2

Represent mathematical and real-world problems by plotting points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.

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