Sheet # 522 Missing/Extra Information
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Explain and Show Your Work.
Identify if there is too little information, extra information or just the right amount of information in the following problems to solve them.
1) You want to buy 4 pounds of oranges and 3 pounds of apples. Apples cost $0.99 per pound. How much would you spend? How much would you get back from $10?
2) Mrs. Martinez had $20 for spending money. She gave $5 to each of her 3 daughters so they could shop. They shopped from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. Each ate 4 cookies. Each of the daughters spent $3.50 on candy and gave the change back to their mother. How much money did Mrs. Martinez now have?
3) Lisa was having a birthday party and she invited 11 friends. If each friend got 3 party favors, how much did Lisa spend on party favors?
4) Jenny and Julie decided to buy a stereo system for Jon. The stereo system costs $53.21. Jenny has $19.49 and Julie has $24.02. If they combine their money, do they have enough? If not, how much more do they need?
5) Tom has to be at school by 8:30 A.M. It takes him 20 minutes to get dressed and 20 minutes to eat . What time should he get up?
Answer for sheet # 522
1) Missing information
2) Extra information
3) Missing information
4) Just the right amount of information
5) Missing information (time to walk to the school)