This learning resource focuses on multi-step mathematical word problems related to a carnival ticket sales scenario. Students will learn to represent these problems using equations with a variable, ultimately solving for the unknown quantity while ensuring the reasonableness of their answers. The session includes guided practice on a ticket sales goal, calculations involving operations, and a challenge task to create an alternative equation based on a changed goal. Furthermore, it offers independent practice with two problems that require defining variables, setting up equations, and using grid methods for solving, followed by checks for reasonableness through estimation.