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100

“On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me...A partridge in a pear tree.” 

One partridge costs $19.95.  Last year one partridge cost $14.57.  How much more does one partridge cost this year?

$5.38

100

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Two turtledoves and a partridge in a pear tree.”

Each turtledove costs $62.75. One partridge cost $19.95. How much would the gifts for the second day of Christmas cost in all?

$145.45

100

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.”

Three French hens cost $181.23.  How much did each French hen cost?

$60.41

100

“On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.”

Last year one partridge cost $14.57, two turtledoves cost $119.25, and three French hens cost $164.32.  How much did the gifts for the third day cost last year?

$298.14

100

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.”

A calling bird is also known as a canary.  If four calling birds cost $612 in all, how much does one calling bird cost?

$153.00

200

“On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Six geese-a-laying,FIVE GOLDEN RINGS!Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.”

If six geese-a-laying cost $213, how much does one goose-a-laying cost?

$35.50

200

“On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to meSix geese-a-laying...”

Farmer Brown has six geese. If each goose lays three eggs each day, how many total eggs do they lay in one week?  How many total eggs do they lay in the month of December? (hint: there are 31 days in December)

One week: 126 eggs

December: 558 eggs

200

“On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...FIVE GOLDEN RINGS! Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.” Use the information below to calculate the total cost of all the day 5 presents.

Five Golden Rings: $750.60

Four Calling Birds: $612.89

Three French Hens: $164.32

Two Turtledoves: $127.43

A Partridge in a Pear Tree: $19.95

$1,675.19

200

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...FIVE GOLDEN RINGS!”

Five golden rings cost $750.60.  In order to afford the rings, I plan to save the same amount of money each month until I have enough.  If I save for six months, how much money do I need to save each month?

$125.10

200

“On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.”

My father bought my mother the gifts for the fourth day of Christmas.  In all, the gifts cost $1,236.80.  If the four calling birds cost the same amount as the three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree altogether, how much were the four calling birds?

$618.40

300

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me, seven swans a-swimming...”

Seven swans a-swimming cost $7028.56.  Write an equation that represents the cost of one swan, then solve

7028.56 / 7 = $1004.08

300

“On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Seven swans a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,FIVE GOLDEN RINGS!Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.”

Seven swans cost $7,028.56!  If the total cost of all the gifts for the seventh day of Christmas cost $9,045.44, how much did the gifts cost for the sixth day of Christmas?

$2016.88
300

“On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to meEight maids a-milking...”

Farmer Brown hired eight maids a-milking. The maids each get paid $8.75 per hour. If each maid works one hour each day for one week, how much would their pay be in all? What would the pay be if they worked 3 hours each day for one week?

One hour, one week: $61.25

Three hours, one week: $183.75

300

“On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Nine ladies dancing...”

We are going to see a show The Dancing Damsels are coming to town today, and we bought tickets.  I read that the group will earn $7553.88 for their performance.  If there are nine members of the Dancing Damsels, how much will each dancer earn?

$839.32

300

“On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese-a -laying, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS!Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.”

Seven swans a-swimming cost $7028.56.  How much more are nine ladies dancing if they cost $7553.88?

$525.32

400

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to meTen lords a-leaping...”

Today, we have another dance – The Leaping Lords.  A ticket to the Dancing Damsels cost $99.57, but a ticket to the Leaping Lords cost $37.68 less. How much did a ticket to the Leaping Lords cost?  How much would five tickets to their show cost?



$309.45

400

“On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese-a -laying, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS! Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.”

Dancers are pretty expensive.  It cost $5,355.15 to hire ten lords a-leaping for one hour.  If a partridge in a pear tree costs $15, how many partridges could I buy for the same amount of money?

$357.01

400

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to meEleven pipers piping...”

Eleven pipers piping played for us this morning.  Each ticket to the show cost $24.92.  The concert made $1420.44.  About how many tickets were sold?

57 tickets

400

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me...Eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS!Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree.”

For the same cost of nine ladies dancing, I could hire eleven pipers piping for $2,635.99 an hour and ten lords a-leaping for $5,243.54.  How much would nine ladies dancing cost?

$7879.53

400

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500

“On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to meTwelve drummers drumming...”

Twelve drummers drumming cost $2,847.  The lead drummer gets paid twice as much as the other eleven drummers.  How much did the lead drummer get paid?  How much did the other drummers get paid?

Lead drummer: $438

Other drummers: $219

500

Use the information below to calculate the total costs for all the gifts:

12 Drummers drumming: $238 per drummer

11 Pipers piping: $240 per piper

10 Lords a-leaping: $535 per lord

9 Ladies dancing: $840 per lady

8 Maids a-milking: $7 per maid

7 Swans a-swimming: $1,000 per swan 

6 Geese a-laying: $60 per goose

5 Golden Rings: $150 per ring

4 Calling Birds: $150 per bird

3 French Hens: $60 per hen

2 Turtle doves: $63 per dove 

1 Partridge in a Pear Tree: $20

$26,748

500

1782.38 / 4.2

Round to the nearest hundredths.

424.38

500

2574.95 / 25

102.998

500

What is your teacher's favorite pizza topping?

Ham and pineapple

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