Coordinate Plane Word Problems

5.G.1

“Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a coordinate system, with the intersection of the lines (the origin) arranged to coincide with the O on each line and a given point in the plane located by using an ordered pair of numbers, called its coordinates. Understand that the first number indicates how far to travel from the origin in the direction of one axis, and the second number indicates how far to travel in the direction of the second axis, with the convention that the names of the two axes and the coordinates correspond (e.g., x-axis and x-coordinate, y-axis and y-coordinate).”

Questions 1 to 3 use the axes directly, including Liam's reversal of (2, 6) into (6, 2), which is the standard's coordinate-order convention made concrete.

5.G.2

“Represent real world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.”

Questions 4 to 9 solve real-world problems on the first quadrant: block distances, a two-leg walking route, a translated skate park, and the rectangle the landmarks enclose.