Sheet # 552
Name_________________________Date:_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) Sarah bought a computer game for 27.95, a box of computer disks for $11.99, and a package of paper for $1.95. All of the amounts included tax. What else do you need to know to find how much change Sarah should receive?
2) There are 45 frogs in the pond. Fifteen frogs are sitting on lily pads. Some frogs hop out. How many are left in the pond? What additional information do you need to know in order to solve this problem?
3) Tom's Boy Scout den is going camping for a week at Yellowstone National Park. There are 12 scouts and 3 leaders who will make the trip. How many meals do they need to plan if each person eats three meals a day? What information is needed to solve this problem?
4) Janet bought a season ski pass for $350. She went skiing 38 days during the season. Her friend Shauna went skiing 32 days during the same season but bought a daily lift ticket each time. Which girl paid the better price per day to ski? What information is needed to solve this problem?
5) Kay started to read her library book at 8 A.M. She read 39 pages. What else do you need to know to find out how many pages she has left to read?
Answers for sheet # 550
1) Amount of money Sarah paid
2) # of frogs jumped out
3) # of days they would camp
4) Cost of Shauna's ticket per day
5) # of pages in the book