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Problem Solving

Problem Solving Procedures:Read the problem to determine the unknown.

Reread the problem underlining or

the given data and key words.

State what is the unknown (usually the unknown will often be the question) and solve the problem.

Does the final answer make sense?

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1. Rodney bought a new book for $15.75 and two new CDs for $12.99 each. How much did Rodney spend?

Answer: $41.73

3. If four people equally share a bill for $14.56, how much should each person pay?

Answer: $3.64

4. Ana cuts some wood that is 3.75 meters long into 5 pieces of equal length. How long is each piece?

Answer: 0.75 meters

10. Daisy buys a shirt that cost $21.64 after tax. She gives the cashier $25. How much, in dollars, does she get back in change?

Answer: $3.36

9. Thomas needs 42 cups for a party. The cups are sold in packages of 5. How many packages should he buy?

Answer: 9 packages

2. An object on the surface of the Sun would weigh around 28 times as much as it weighs on Earth. How much would a 202.8 pound man weigh on the Sun?

Answer: 5,678.4 lbs

5. Amy bought six sweaters on sale for a total of $126.24. How much did each sweater cost if they were all marked down the same price?

Answer: $21.04

7. Billy has 3.6 liters of juice. How many 0.25 L containers can he fill?

Answer: 14 containers

6. The school band is going to a competition. There are 165 students in the band. If each bus holds 25 students, how many buses will be needed?

Answer: 7 buses

8. Megan is beginning an exercise routine. She plans to walk 1 mile on day 1 and increase her distance each day by 0.25 mile. How many miles will she be walking on day 10?

Answer: 3.25 miles