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It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with
#TapeDiagramTuesday #iTeachMath
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with
#TapeDiagramTuesday #iTeachMath
October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
jharker314.bsky.social
Here is my attempt. How did I do?? @duanehabecker.com #TapeDiagramTuesday #iTeachMath
October 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with
#TapeDiagramTuesday #iTeachMath
October 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
duanehabecker.com
Oops! I forgot to post the #TapeDiagramTuesday problems on this site. Here are the problems.

Try modeling the problems with a tape diagram. Then share your thinking with the community!

#iTeachMath
#1 Melanie has five candies. Chrissy has three more candies than Melanie. How many candies do they have all together? #2 A football costs twice as much as a teddy bear. The total cost of one football and three teddy bears is $36. How much does a football cost? #3 Erika has a bag of candies. • She eats the same amount of candies from the bag each day. • At the end of the sixth day she has 5/8 of the bag of candies remaining. • At the end of the ninth the day she has 63 candies remaining. How many candies were in the bag at the start? Emily and Duane have gumdrops. Emily has 20 more gumdrops than Duane. Emily eats 3/5 of her gumdrops. Duane eats 1/3 of his gumdrops. They have 40 gumdrops left altogether. How many gumdrops did they each have at the start?
August 30, 2023 at 5:06 PM
duanehabecker.com
Here are the answers to last week’s #TapeDiagramTuesday problems. Use the links in the video description to skip to the problem you want to see.

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May 7, 2024 #TapeDiagramTuesday ANSWERS - YouTube
Every Tuesday during the school year, I post four problems for you to solve using tape diagrams. Here are the answers for the questions posted on May 7, 2024...
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May 13, 2024 at 6:51 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!
Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with #TapeDiagramTuesday
#iTeachMath
There are 5 trees in each row. How many trees are there in 4 rows? "Bob has some more flowers. • He has two vases with 12 flowers in each vase. • He has two more vases with the same number of flowers in each. • He has 40 flowers in total. How many flowers are in each of the other vases?" "195 students in 6th grade and 255 students in 7th grade are taking part in a competition. On the day of the competition some of the 6th grade students didn’t turn up. In the end, 50% more 7th graders than 6th graders took part. How many 6th grade students did not turn up?"
October 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for your #TapeDiagramTuesday extra challenge!

Model your solution strategy with a tape diagram. Then share it with the community!
#iTeachMath
In a pond, 3/8 of the ducks are male and the rest are female. 1/2 the male ducks and 2/3 of the female ducks fly away. There are now 17 more female ducks than male ducks. How many female ducks were there at the start?
November 12, 2024 at 1:05 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!
Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with #TapeDiagramTuesday
#iTeachMath
Early Elementary "A soccer ball costs $6. 2 soccer balls and pair of socks cost $20. How much does the pair of socks cost?" Upper Elementary "Duane jogs the same distance each day. He jogs 272 km in 4 days. How far does he jog in 7 days?" Middle School "Martina has 75 meters of wire. She uses it all to make 2 equilateral triangles. The side lengths of the 1st triangle are 7 meters longer than the 2nd triangle. What is the length of each side of the 2nd triangle?"
January 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM
nowbreezing.ntw.app
Here's the Top 10 Trending Words over the Past 10 Minutes (weighted by past usage):
️⚠️🌀1 - spicy
2nd - sonos
3rd - mustard
4th - spiced
5th - moose
6th - mario
7th - たし
8th - tuesday
9th - regime
10th - peppers
(tap/click to see all posts with that word!)

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May 21, 2024 at 1:10 PM
duanehabecker.com
Here is a video showing my solution method for last week’s #TapeDiagramTuesday challenge problem.
#iTeachMath
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March 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for your #TapeDiagramTuesday extra challenge!

Model your solution strategy with a tape diagram. Then share it with the community!
#iTeachMath
Stacy is reading a book. On Monday she reads some pages. On Tuesday she reads a quarter of the number of pages remaining. Caroline has now read 3/5 of the book. She has read 90 pages more than she still has left to read. How many pages did she read on Monday?
January 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!
Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with #TapeDiagramTuesday
#iTeachMath
"Melanie has 10 balloons. 4 of the balloons are red. 2 of the balloons are green. The rest of the balloons are blue. How many balloons are blue?" 20 apples are shared equally between 5 baskets. How many apples are there in 2 of the baskiets? Katie thinks of a number. 3/4 of 1/2 of Katie's number is 21. What is Katie's number?
September 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM
duanehabecker.com
Here is the first #TapeDiagramTuesday challenge from LAST year.
July 9, 2023 at 12:12 AM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with
#TapeDiagramTuesday #iTeachMath
September 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for your #TapeDiagramTuesday extra challenge!
Model your solution strategy with a tape diagram.
Then share it with the community!
#iTeachMath
August 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with
#TapeDiagramTuesday #iTeachMath
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
nowbreezing.ntw.app
Here's the Top 10 Trending Words over the Past 10 Minutes:
1st - 気圧
2nd - 眠く
3rd - タイトル
4th - ホワイト
5th - 実況
6th - 性癖
7th - チーズ
8th - アート
9th - boeing
10th - 食い
(tap/click to see all posts with that word!)

#ListenToBlackVoices
Word Cloud; its top words (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): 気圧, 眠く, タイトル, ホワイト, 実況, 性癖, チーズ, アート, boeing, 食い, 表紙, 持ち, ダム, イベ, 遅い, 恋愛, 弱い, 安い, 好み, 努力, 付い, 一部, ミルク, デー, サラダ, イケメン, わぁ, ちまっ, @youtube, 邪魔, 返事, 評価, 立て, 確実, 焼い, 無かっ, 済み, 残業, 未だに, 最終, 暮らし, 担当, 愚痴, 後悔, 当たり前, 少年, 大きな, 上がり, パロ, センス, ゲー, もはや, ひたすら, とんでも, てか, そん, かなっ, sexo, dune, 997, 3/12, 風呂, 頼む, 都合, 通販, 逃げ, 辺り, 足り, 質問, 話し, 視聴, 耐え, 繋がり, 線画, 精神, 答え, 筋肉, 移行, 疲れ, 男子, 注文, 治っ, 毎回, 死に, 正解, 概念, 本気, 書か, 新規, 攻撃, 意見, 心配, 店舗, 始まり, 大事, 地方, 回復, 商品, 卒業, 匂い, 全身, 偉い, 伝え, 仲良し, 予想, 上手く, ボール, プレイ, ドラゴン, ソロ, グッズ, インライ, らしく, やろ, やめ, ひと, なさっ, つまみ, つかれ, っていう, ちまちま, だんだん, たしかに, すご, すい, きっと, かっこよく, おやすみなさい, おやすみ, nhk, middleton, kate, gaza, bgm, 120, 飲み, 頭痛, 音源, 集める, 関わら, 配信, 部屋, 進ん, 近い, 迎え, 読む, 語っ, 許さ, 言う, 見よ, 美容, 続い, 終わる, 範囲, 種類, 程度, 瞬間, 痛く, 申告, 狩り, 爆発, 深い, 泣き, 気分, 武器, 正直, 書き, 明日, 明後日, 攻め, 描ける, 描け, 抜け, 打っ, 戻っ, 戦い, 感情, 悪魔, 悩み, 悔しい, 恥ずかしい, 怖く, 忘れる, 復活, 得意, 当たっ, 康二, 年度, 帰宅, 希望, 差別, 少女, 対象, 寝よ, 始まる, 女性, 失っ, 壊れ, 喜ん, 喜び Hashtag Cloud; its hashtagged words/phrases (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): ai, イラスト, sf, illustration, vtuber, ff, art, nowplaying, 青空, ttrpg, photography, oc, news, 未明, 新人, ゲーム, tummytuesday, fgo, 読書, 絵描き, 創作, ロマサガ, ブル, スイーツ, writingcommunity, stablediffusion, retrogaming, pso, inflation, bird, 青春, 野鳥, 過去, 花札, 絵柄, 絵日記, 短歌, 男性, 女の子, 写真, 個人, ライブ, メンテ, ポートレート, ポケモンスリープ, フリー, ファン, ハンド, スプラトゥーン, ガン, アナログ, ゆる, はてな, ねん, ねこ, うち, wx, wwe, workout, web, undertale, twitchstreamer, trpg, teasertuesday, tapediagramtuesday, tanktuesday, tanka, startrek, spotify, shindanmaker, scholz, rkgk, ransomware, pixiv, packers, originalcharacter, nintendoswitch, music, minecraft, mh, mdzs, longcovid, legacy, kidlit, japan, ilustración, germany, ffxiv, envtuber, economie, digitalart, demotivationsdienstag, dailyart, daddy, cybersecurity, covid, btc, bluesky, birds, article, america, aigirl, afd, 44, 2023 Emoji Cloud; its emojis (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): 🔵, 🫧, 🤦🏼‍♀️, 🍓, 😙, ❣, 🫰, 🦈, 🟠, 😨, 🐯, 🍛, 🌥️, ⚠, ☝, ‼, 🦵, 🤍, 😪, 😡, 💭, 💦, 👿, 🐰, 🐬, 🐥, 🐙, 🎥, 🍰, 🌧️, 🌟, 🌕, 🌊, 🇯🇵, ⬛, ⤴, ❕, ♀, ☺, 🫰🏻, 🫖, 🧪, 🦪, 🦑, 🦌, 🦀, 🥲, 🚨, 🙇, 😽, 😼, 😰, 😮, 😟, 😆, 🔹, 🔞, 🔊, 📰, 💪, 💤, 💢, 💡, 💘, 👏🏼, 🐶, 🐱, 🐮, 🐦, 🐟, 🐕, 🐏, 🐈, 🎵, 🎉, 🍺, 🌿, 🌾, 🌳, 🌱, ⭐, ❗, ❄, ✌, ✋, ⚫, ⚔, ♂, ☁️, ▶, ⁉, 🫶, 🫨, 🫣, 🫠, 🫐, 🪄, 🩵, 🧡, 🧠, 🦠, 🦕, 🦉, 🦇, 🦁, 🥺, 🥹, 🥵, 🥱, 🤷‍♀️, 🤲, 🤭, 🤫, 🤩, 🤦🏻‍♂️, 🤦🏻, 🤤, 🤞🏻, 🤕, 🤔, 🟩, 🛁, 🛀, 🚴, 🙌🏻, 🙌, 🙋‍♀️, 🙋, 🙊, 🙉, 🙇🏻, 😲, 😮‍💨, 😭, 😢, 😝, 😕, 😇, 😄, 🖖, 🕒, 🕊️, 🔫, 🔍, 📸, 📝, 📚, 📍, 📌, 📅, 💰, 💨, 💧, 💙, 💗, 💕, 💓, 💃, 👩, 👜, 👓, 👑, 👏🏻, 👎, 👊🏻, 👊, 👉🏻, 👈🏻, 👆, 👂, 👁, 🐺, 🐹, 🐸, 🐴, 🐭, 🐞, 🐍, 🐊, 🐉, 🐇, 🐀, 🏻, 🏃, 🎯, 🎧, 🎋, 🎀, 🍿, 🍻, 🍴, 🍚, 🍎, 🍍, 🍄, 🌸, 🌰, 🌪, 🌙, 🌃 @bsky.app and the bsky.team have finally taken the first step. We must take the time to see how @safety.bsky.app fares and if the team will do the rest. #ListenToBlackVoices
March 12, 2024 at 1:10 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!
Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with #TapeDiagramTuesday
#iTeachMath
Maria has 5 apples. Gloria has 3 more apples than Maria. How many apples do they have in total? Erika has 5 cookies. Laura has twice as many cookies as Erika. How many cookies do they have altogether? Robyn eats 1/6 of a bag of popcorn. Stacy eats 1/2 of what is left. There is now 85 grams of popcorn left in the bag. how many grams of popcorn were in the bag at the start?
August 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM
duanehabecker.com
It’s time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!
Here’s what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - - OR - - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with #TapeDiagramTuesday
#iTeachMath
Early Elementary Olivia has 28 stickers. She gives her three friends 6 stickers each. How many stickers does she have left? Upper Elementary Ruby, Steve, and Tom each have some money. Ruby has $43. Steve has $65. They have $200 in total. How much more money does Tom have than Steve? Middle School Mrs. Malloy has 63 more pencils than pens. She gives away 1/3 of her pens. She gives away 5/8 of her pencils. She now has the same number of pens as pencils. How many pens did she have at the start?
November 28, 2023 at 3:33 PM
duanehabecker.com
It’s time for your #TapeDiagramTuesday extra challenge!

Model your solution strategy with a tape diagram. Then share it with the community!
#iTeachMath
October 10, 2023 at 2:19 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!
Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with #TapeDiagramTuesday
#iTeachMath
Two bowls have a total of 19 apples. The first bowl has 6 apples. How many apples are in the second bowl? "Dave and Billy have some juice. Dave has 2/3 of all the juice. Billy has the rest. Billy drinks half of his juice. Dave now has 120 ml more juice than Billy. How much juice does Dave have?" "300 children are placed into 2 groups. • 40 children move from the first group to the second group. • 78 children move from the second group to the first group. • There are now the same number of children in each group. Which group had more children in at the start? How many more?" "There are 160 yellow and green balls in total in a box. 2/5 of the yellow balls are removed. 2/3 of the green balls are removed. The total number of balls left in the box is now 72. How many green balls were there at the start?"
November 26, 2024 at 4:10 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for your #TapeDiagramTuesday extra challenge!

Model your solution strategy with a tape diagram. Then share it with the community!
#iTeachMath
"A pond has geese and ducks swimming in it. Two-sevenths of the geese and three-fifths of the ducks fly away. The same number of geese and ducks fly away. There are now 275 more geese than ducks. How many ducks are still swimming in the pond?"
December 31, 2024 at 1:05 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for #TapeDiagramTuesday!
Here's what to do:
1. Pick a problem.
2. Solve it using a tape diagram to model your thinking.
- - - - OR - - - -
Give the problem to your students to model.
3. Share your model with #TapeDiagramTuesday
#iTeachMath
Early Elementary A burger costs $2 A drink is half the cost of a burger. How much do 4 burgers and 1 drink cost? Upper Elementary Dora has some marbles. 1/8 of the marbles are blue. 1/2 of the marbles are red. The remaining marbles are yellow. There are 84 yellow marbles. How many red marbles does Dora have? Middle School Charlotte has a 1.5 liter carton of milk. She pours 480 ml into a glass. She pours some milk into a bowl. She has 40% of the milk left in the carton. How much milk does she pour into the bowl?
May 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM
duanehabecker.com
It's time for your #TapeDiagramTuesday extra challenge!

Model your solution strategy with a tape diagram. Then share it with the community!
#iTeachMath
"A shop sells tablets with either 7 inch or 9 inch screens. • In September, the shop sold 528 tablets in total. • In October, the shop sold 27 fewer 9 inch tablets and 60% more 7 inch tablets. • In October, the shop sold 726 tablets in total. How many 9 inch tablets did the shop sell in September?"
April 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM