Solving a Problem
Anastasia has set a financial goal of saving $2,100 to go on a trip to Costa Rica. If Anastasia saves $50 each week, how many weeks will she need to save?
At least 42 weeks.
Lee has been reading daily to improve his reading fluency. He can now read 440 words in 5 minutes. How many words can he read per minute?
88 words per minute
1 5/6 dividing 1 1/2 =
1 2/9
Write two expressions equivalent to 3m+2.
m + m + m + 1 + 1
2m + m + 2
2m + m + 1 + 1
Solve the equation: x - 4.3=15.9
x = 20.2
During a basketball game, Lindsey scored double the number of points Emily scored. Altogether, the two girls scored 18 points. How many points did Lindsey and Emily each score?
Lindsey scored 12 points and Emily scored 6 points.
2e+e=18
You buy 2 pounds of steak at Costco for $24. Your friend buys 3 pounds of steak at Sam’s Club for $33.75. Which store has the better deal?
Sam’s Club - 1 pound is $0.75 cheaper
1 1/2 divided by 7/8
1 5/7
Simplify: k+4g+2k+g+g
6g + 3k
Consider this inequality. What value of x will make the inequality true?
2x+4.3﹤16
x < 5.85
Judy visits the local food truck down the street from her house, and they have a special of 4 tacos for $7. If Judy needs to purchase 20 tacos, how much can she expect to pay?
$35
A convenience store sells bags of chips in two quantities as shown below.
1 bag of chips for $1.25
2 bags of chips for $2.97
Which option is the best deal?
1 bag for $1.25
The art teacher has 7/8 of a liter of blue paint. She plans to give each student 1/8 of a liter of blue paint. How many students will receive blue paint?
7 Students
Simplify the expression: 2y + 4(y + 1)?
6y + 4
Solve the inequality and graph the solution on a number line.
3y + y > 8
y > 2
Number Line should have an Open Circle and an arrow to the right of 2.
Gabby is running a relay race. She runs 3/5 of a mile then stops to tie her shoe. Gabby still has 7/10 of a mile left to run. What is the total distance of the race?
1 3/10
A 2-meter piece of ribbon costs $6. How much does 1 centimeter cost in dollars?
$0.03
At a dinner, a family of 4 is sharing ⅘ of a pan of lasagna. What equal-sized portion of the whole pan will each of the 4 people receive?
⅕ of the pan
Which quantity could go in the blank to make the following equation true?
x+4x+_________ = 7x + 2
2x + 2
Solve for
m.: 5m -3m +8m =70
m=7
Brandon has $4.80 in coins in his pocket. Of that change, $2.05 is a mixture of dimes, nickels and pennies and the rest are quarters. How many quarters does he have?
11 quarters
All-Stars Gymnastics offers two different class packages.
Package A includes 12 classes for $180.
Package B includes 11 classes for $198.
Which package offers the better deal?
What is the difference in pricing per class?
Package A is the better deal; the difference in pricing per class is $3.
A land developer plans to divide 1 ⅗ acres of land to build equally sized homes. If the land developer plans to build 4 homes, what will be the size of each lot?
⅖ acres
Simplify the following Expression:
1/3[9(x + 12)]
3x + 36
Paloma is twice as old as Christina, and Ingrid is 12 years older than Paloma. If Ingrid is 20 years old, how old are Christina and Paloma? Write equations that would help you find Christina’s age, c, and Paloma’s age, p.
20 = p + 12 or
p = 20 - 12
AND
8 = 2c or
c = 82